The MLA Local Area Development (MLALAD) Fund in Uttar Pradesh will be hiked to ₹5 crore from ₹3 crore, CM Yogi Adityanath announced on Tuesday. Notably, the announcement was met with thumping of desks by MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties, according to a media report. The amount was previously hiked from ₹2 crore to ₹3 crore in 2020.