India, May 20 -- The annual allocation for a legislator under the MLA Local Area Development (MLA-LAD) Fund has been slashed from Rs.15 crore to Rs.5 crore for the 2025-26 financial year. A decision to this effect was taken by the Delhi cabinet chaired by chief minister Rekha Gupta on May 2, said officials aware of the development.

"In pursuance of Cabinet Decision No. 3187 dated 02.05.2025, the allocation of fund under MLA-LAD scheme has been kept to Rs.5 crore per Assembly constituency per year from 2025-26 onwards," stated a government order issued on May 9 and signed by deputy secretary Arvind Jain. "This will be an untied fund and can be spent on approved capital works as well as repairs and maintenance of assets, without a ceiling....