This note provides brief guide on how the budget papers are organised, and how to find the exact information that a reader wants (expenditure on a particular scheme of interest, or total budget allocation of a ministry, for instance). For a related note on the Budget process, click here.

This Primer explains the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which allows MPs to allocate funds to capital works projects in sectors such as infrastructure development, public health, sanitation, and water. The primer also provides information on how citizens can track MPLADS projects in their constituencies.