The Supreme Court today upheld the Constitutional validity of the MPLAD scheme under which members of Parliament are allocated two crore rupees annually for development of their constituencies. In an unanimus verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said there was no reason for us to interfere in the scheme. The bench, however, said improvement can be made in the working of the scheme. It said the mere allegations that the funds are prone to be misused cannot be a ground for scrapping the scheme. The apex court further said that both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have standing committees to monitor the scheme and there are various levels of accountability for its implementation. The bench noted that the scheme has benefited the local area development by way of providing water, electricity, infrastructure, library and sports facilities.