Noida (UP), Apr 27: In Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida MLA Pankaj Singh and Dadri MLA Tejpal Nagar on Tuesday offered Rs 50 lakh each from their MLA funds to help the district tide through the COVID-19 situation, officials said. Members of Legislative Assembly in the country are allocated funds in the state budget every year under the Local Area Development (LAD) fund head for carrying out development works in their constituencies.
While Singh has contributed the money to the Uttar Pradesh COVID care fund, Nagar has extended it for setting up an oxygen plant in his constituency Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar District Information Officer Rakesh Singh Chauhan said. “The Noida MLA has written to the District’s Chief Development Officer with his request to release the Rs 50 lakh funds from his MLA funds and contribute it to the UP COVID care fund. The Dadri MLA has made the same request to the CDO for setting up an oxygen plant in his constituency,” Chauhan said. The oxygen plant would be used to supply oxygen to private and COVID-19 hospitals in the district, he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh, who is currently isolated at home since testing COVID-19 positive, told .
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