Use MPLAD funds for sanitation: Speaker
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22/11/2008
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Hindu (New Delhi)
NEW DELHI: Calling upon Members of Parliament to support the sanitation movement in their constituencies, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has suggested that part of the MP Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme funds be used to prioritise sanitation services.
Speaking at the concluding session of the Third South Asian Conference on Sanitation here on Friday, Mr. Chatterjee said the allocation of Rs. 2 crore made to the MPs for small developmental works should be used for sanitation as long as the scheme continued.
It was unfortunate that