IMPHAL, Jan 3: In an effort to promote transparency and public accountability in development spending, Oinam Robart Singh, a resident of Bashikhong Torban Leikai, has filed a Right to Information (RTI) application seeking details on the utilisation of Rs 5 crore allocated under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) to Inner Manipur Member of Parliament Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam for the financial year 2024–25.
The RTI application was submitted to the Public Information Officer of Imphal West district, seeking transparency in the planning, implementation and execution of works sanctioned under the MPLADS. The applicant has sought a comprehensive list of projects approved during the period, along with details of works completed so far.
In the application, Singh requested copies of work orders, utilisation certificates, completion reports and particulars of implementing agencies, wherever available. He also sought information on the amounts sanctioned for each project, the expenditure incurred, and details of any complaints received or audits conducted in connection with the utilisation of the funds.
The applicant, whose address is listed as Bashikhong Torban Leikai in Imphal East district, requested that the information be provided either in hard copy or through electronic means and furnished his contact details for the purpose.
Dr Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, the Congress Member of Parliament from Inner Manipur, has earlier inaugurated several MPLADS-funded projects, including drinking water plants and other public facilities in different parts of Imphal.
