Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today informed the Rajya Sabha that the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) Fund for 2019-20 had been released by the Ministry of Finance and the funds have been sent to the districts. <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">However, the Finance Minister made it clear that no new MPLAD Fund will be given in the years 2020-21 and 2021-22 due to the Corona pandemic. Congress MP Anand Sharma questioned the ban on MPLAD Fund for two years.</span><br />