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MPLADS report card · 18th Lok Sabha

Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

Lok SabhaDMKChennai North · Tamil Nadu

MP score68/100120th of 542 in the 18th Lok Sabha
18th of 39 from Tamil Nadu
Also an MP in the 17th Lok Sabha Then: 99% utilisation, 32 works completed, score 96.

Allocated limit

₹17.15 Cr

Median ₹14.70 Cr

Fund utilisation

86%

₹14.68 Cr recommended · 100 works
Above median (76%)

Paid to vendors

₹9.12 Cr

53% of allocation
Above median (37%)

Works completed

40

40% of recommended
Above median (28%)

From recommendation to completion

Every work this MP recommended, by stage

  1. Recommended by the MP100 works

    ₹14.68 Cr · 86% of the ₹17.15 Cr allocated

  2. Sanctioned by the district61 works

    61% sanctioned · took 4.6 months on average (due within 45 days)

  3. Completed40 works

    ₹5.81 Cr final cost · 5.0 months from recommendation on average

39 works are still awaiting sanction, 39 of them for more than 45 days.

In plain words

What the numbers say

  • Recommended 100 works worth ₹14.68 Cr, a fund utilisation of 86%, higher than 66% of 18th Lok Sabha MPs.
  • The district has sanctioned 61 of them, taking 4.6 months on average.
  • ₹9.12 Cr has been paid to vendors, 53% of the allocation.
  • 40 works are complete, typically 5.0 months after recommendation. 40 works have geo-tagged photos on eSAKSHI.
  • The largest share of funds went to Community buildings & public spaces.
  • Payments went to 19 vendors. The largest received 11%.
  • No citizen ratings have been reported for completed works.

How the score is made

MP score 68/100: finishing works counts most

  1. Works completed 30%40Completed ÷ recommended works.
  2. Spending efficiency 20%64Value of completed works ÷ money paid out. Money paid without works finished scores low.
  3. Fund utilisation 15%86Value of works recommended ÷ allocated limit (MoSPI’s measure).
  4. Proof of work 15%100Share of completed works with photos or documents uploaded on eSAKSHI.
  5. Funds spent 10%53Paid to vendors ÷ allocated limit.
  6. Vendor diversity 10%
    i

    Members of Parliament (MPs) do not have direct, operational control over the specific vendors selected for government public works. However, they exert significant indirect influence by shaping procurement frameworks, passing supplier diversity laws, and conducting oversight.

    100
    How spread out payments are: full marks when no vendor gets over 20% of the money, none when one vendor gets everything.

Largest vendor: SHRI VAIKUNTHANAATHAA, 11% of payments across 19 vendors.

District sanction speed

65/100 · sanction is the district authority’s job, so this doesn’t change the MP’s rank

  1. Sanction speed 100%65Average days to sanction (full marks within the 45-day guideline, none at a year), and the share of works not overdue.

Activity over time

Recommendations, payments and completions by month

Value of works MPs recommended each month

Who got paid

Top vendors by payments received

Implementing district authorities

The districts that sanction and execute this MP’s works

Works

100 works · the 60 most recent are listed here, all of them in the explorer · tap “Photos” to see geo-tagged photos from eSAKSHI

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  • Construction of Park at T.H. Service Road, Privelli Thottam-Greater Chennai Corporation Vacant Land.

    Community buildings & public spacesDevelopment of public parks· Chennai· #168365

    ₹49.9 L Work partially Completed · 8 Sept 2026Rec. 20 Feb 2025Paid ₹49.5 L
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Erukancherry division-35, Unit-9, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296486

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at R.R.Nagar division-37, Unit-9, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296487

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Mullai Nagar division-37, Unit-9, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296488

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Kaar Nagar division-41, Unit-10, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296489

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Korukupettai police station division-41, Unit-10, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296490

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Ramalingam kovil division-46, Unit-11, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296491

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at vyasarpadi Market division-46, Unit-11, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296492

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Magazine Puram division-35, Unit-9, Zone-4

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296493

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Stanley Nagar division-53, Unit-13, Zone-5

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296494

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Construction of Bus shelter at Wall Tax Road division-53, Unit-13, Zone-5

    Community buildings & public spacesConstruction of bus-sheds or bus-stops· Chennai· #296495

    ₹12.5 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Supply of Desk & Bench and Furniture, sports Equipments to jai Gopal Gorodia Govt. Hr. Sec. School Thiruvetriyur, Chennai-600019

    Education & librariesPurchase of furniture and fixtures for educational purposes· Chennai· #296506

    ₹14.0 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Supply of Desk & Bench and Furniture to Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Kathivakkam, Chennai-600057

    Education & librariesPurchase of furniture and fixtures for educational purposes· Chennai· #296507

    ₹18.0 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Supply of Desk & Bench and Furniture, sports Equipments to Govt high School, Chinnasekkaddu, Chennai-600068

    Education & librariesPurchase of furniture and fixtures for educational purposes· Chennai· #296508

    ₹15.0 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026
  • Supply of Furniture and sports Equipments to Govt high School, Annai Sivakami Nagar, Chennai-600057

    Education & librariesPurchase of furniture and fixtures for educational purposes· Chennai· #296509

    ₹13.0 L Awaiting sanction · 104 daysRec. 20 Jul 2026

18th Lok Sabha MPs from Tamil Nadu

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Source: MoSPI eSAKSHI (eSAKSHI API (mplads.mospi.gov.in)). Fund utilisation = works recommended ÷ allocated limit (MoSPI’s definition); spent = vendor payments ÷ allocated limit; completion = completed ÷ recommended works. The MP score weighs completion, spending efficiency, utilisation, proof of work, spending and vendor diversity. How it’s calculated.