Lok Sabha MP from West Tripura, Biplab Kumar Deb, has recorded one of the highest utilisation rates of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) funds among sitting parliamentarians, spending over 93 per cent of his allocated amount within nearly two years of his Lok Sabha tenure, according to official data compiled by his office.

Key Figures at a Glance

According to data sourced from the West Tripura district administration, Deb has sanctioned 32 development projects worth ₹10.44 crore under MPLADS covering financial years 2024-25 to 2026-27. Of these, work has commenced on 29 projects, with 15 already completed and the remaining 14 under various stages of implementation.

Against a total sanctioned outlay of ₹10.43 crore, an expenditure of approximately ₹9.71 crore has been incurred — representing a utilisation rate of 93.05 per cent. According to his office, this is significantly higher than the national average for MPLADS spending, though an independent national benchmark figure was not separately verified.

Year-by-Year Breakdown

In 2024-25, six projects were sanctioned at a cost of ₹3.19 crore. Three have been completed, one has achieved nearly 90 per cent physical progress, and expenditure for the year has exceeded ₹3 crore — over 94 per cent of the sanctioned amount.

The year 2025-26 saw the highest project count, with 23 projects sanctioned involving over ₹6.51 crore. Twelve have been completed, while the rest show physical progress ranging from 60 per cent to nearly 100 per cent. Expenditure crossed ₹5.71 crore, or roughly 88 per cent of the allocation.

For the current year 2026-27, three new projects worth over ₹72.54 lakh have been sanctioned. Implementation has begun on one; the remaining two are in tendering and initial administrative stages, keeping expenditure limited for now.

A Track Record That Predates the Lok Sabha

Before his election to the Lok Sabha from West Tripura in the 2024 general elections, Deb served as a Rajya Sabha member representing Tripura from September 2022 until he resigned in June 2024. During that tenure of nearly one year and eight months, he sanctioned 14 development projects under MPLADS across financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24, with a total allocation of ₹4,43,29,552 — achieving 100 per cent expenditure of the entire sanctioned amount.

Utilisation Certificates (UCs) amounting to ₹7,03,28,500 have been submitted to the Central government, covering approximately 67.39 per cent of total expenditure across both tenures.

Projects on the Ground

The MPLADS works undertaken under Deb span construction of additional classrooms in schools, community halls, bridges and culverts, cement concrete roads, gymnasiums, and improvements to market infrastructure, among other public welfare works. This range reflects the scheme's mandate of creating durable community assets in areas such as drinking water, primary education, public health, sanitation, and roads.

Notably, the MPLADS is a Central Sector Scheme fully funded by the Government of India, with an annual entitlement of ₹5 crore per MP constituency, released in two instalments of ₹2.5 crore each, subject to compliance with scheme guidelines.

What This Signals

Deb's consistent high utilisation — 100 per cent as a Rajya Sabha member and 93.05 per cent as a Lok Sabha member — places him among the more active MPLADS spenders in Parliament. With three new projects already sanctioned for 2026-27 and the pipeline active, the utilisation rate for the current year is expected to rise as implementation progresses.