TY - GEN AU - Surya Prakash, A. TI - Public money, private agenda : the use and abuse of MPLADS SN - 9788129124173 U1 - 336.54 PY - 2013/// CY - New Delhi PB - Rupa publications India Pvt. Ltd. KW - N1 - Preface vii Introduction 1 1. The origin of MPLADS 10 2. MPs want more 27 3. MPs want their names permanently and prominently etched in stone 49 4. One rule, many exceptions! 68 5. MPLADS and the trust deficit 95 6. MPLADS make strange bedfellows: MPs and bureaucrats 110 7. In sickness and health 133 8. Cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis and MPs 147 9. Lok Sabha Committee vs Rajya Sabha Committee 162 10. MPLADS and corruption 168 11. The Supreme Court on MPLADS 190 12. The Comptroller and Auditor General on MPLADS 202 13. What independent surveys say about MPLADS 251 14. MPLADS and accountability 260 Conclusion 276 ER -