The increase in MLALAD fund in Delhi raises the tone for the upcoming Assembly elections

With the upcoming Assembly elections just four months away, the Delhi Cabinet on Thursday increased the MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) fund from Rs 10 crore, already the highest in the country, to Rs 15 crore per annum for each of are 70 MLAs.

With a budgetary allocation of Rs 1,050 crore, Delhi’s expenditure on its MLALAD will be the fourth highest in the country, surpassing Rajasthan, which allocates Rs 5 crore each to its 200 legislators, amounting to a total of Rs 1,000 crore per year . Uttar Pradesh, with Rs 5 crore each for its 403 MLAs and 100 Legislative Council