The governmet announcement of MLA Local Area Development scheme of 2.5 crores annually for development of their constituencies must sound like some good news. Other state governments also have such schemes. One wonders, however, the need for such schemes, in fact, these should be reviewed regularly. Every city or village have local authorities who are responsible for the development of their wards or villages.
For instance, cities Mumbai have a municipal civic body with officers in charge of every ward. The civic bodies in every city have their budget. Ideally, these officers should be held responsible for the development of their respective wards without discrimination or favouritism. Similarly, in the case of the MP development schemes. Let’s get practical.
