Lok Sabha
Shri Ve Vaithilingam
Indian National Congress · Puducherry · Puducherry · 75 · Agriculturist
Member of Parliament
Does not run a ministry. The job is to sit, ask, and recommend works.
Committees · terms
2 terms (17th–18th)
- Estimates
- Petroleum & Natural Gas
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
At a glance
Facts from listed records only. Not a score.
In the House
122/156
78% of sittings this term
Questions
71
Last: Compilation of Rural Wage Statistics
MPLADS spent
₹3.36 cr
16% of entitled across listed years
Works
75
13 completed · 7 ongoing
Money
Each MP may recommend durable public works up to ₹5 crore a year. The MP recommends; the district administration sanctions and executes. This is not salary. Lok Sabha works are in the parliamentary constituency. Entitled is eSAKSHI's allocated limit for this tenure, not a guessed ₹5 crore. Released stays not listed unless eSAKSHI publishes it. Unspent is allocated minus expenditure.
- Entitled₹20.94 cr
- Releasednot listed
- Sanctioned₹4.2 cr
- Spent₹3.36 cr
Unspent among listed years: ₹17.58 cr. Bars use only years that appear in the record — we do not fill missing years with ₹0.
| Year | Entitled | Released | Sanctioned | Spent | Unspent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th Lok Sabha | ₹20,93,68,972 | not listed | ₹4,20,10,559 | ₹3,35,57,935 | ₹17,58,11,037 |
Source: MPLADS eSAKSHI · as of 27 Aug 2026
Works
Recommended public works, grouped by district. The district executes. The map pins the listed district, not the work site. These works are listed in the parliamentary constituency. Districts listed: Puducherry, Kancheepuram.
In the House
18th Lok Sabha
This House, latest session
8th session of the 18th Lok Sabha
20 Jul 2026 – 13 Aug 2026
- Sittings held
- 19
- Questions listed
- 7,529
- Median attendance
- 95%
How this sitting of the House went, so the counts below are not read in a vacuum. Not a productivity score. Hours lost to adjournment are not published here.
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
78%
122 of 156 sittings
- Debates
- 13
- Private member bills
- 0
- Special mentions
- 3
Listed titles, not a score. Count is what Digital Sansad published.
Debates
16 Dec 2025 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025- Passed25 Mar 2025 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Need for establishment of Puducherry Public Service Commission or Puducherry Sub-ordinate Service Selection Board-Laid Need for establishment of Puducherry Public Service Commission or Puducherry Sub-ordinate Service Selection Board-Laid17 Mar 2025 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
The Union Budget (2025-2026) - Demands for Grants - Ministry of Railways12 Dec 2024 · GOVERNMENT BILLS
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024-Passed-Contd.31 Jul 2024 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
Union Budget (2024-2025)- Demands For Grants-Ministry of Railways-Contd31 Jul 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Regarding privatization of power supply in the UT of Puducherry-laid
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26 Jul 2024 · BUDGET (GENERAL)
General Discussion on Union Budget (2024-25) and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Budget (2024-25)-and Demands for Grants (Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir), 2024-25- Contd. .1 Jul 2024 · MATTERS UNDER RULE-377
Re: Need to increase the number of seats for admission in KV Schools-laid
Special mentions
4 Dec 2025 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding need to address problem faced by fishing community and setting up of seawalls (fishing hook bend type) along the coast of Puducherry3 Dec 2024 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding devastation caused by Cyclone Fengal in Puducherry2 Aug 2024 · SPECIAL MENTION (ZERO HOUR)
Regarding need for opening more Ration shops and distribution of grains to poor rather than transferring the money under Food Security Act
Private member bills
No private member bills listed for this term.
Signed sittings by session
Solid is sittings signed. Pale is sittings held. A missing session is not drawn as 0. Attendance is not a rank.
This term they asked about
From 8 listed questions this term, not a score.
Search this member's listed questions
10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Compilation of Rural Wage Statistics7 Aug 2026 · unstarred · HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods4 Aug 2026 · starred · AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Youth Participation in Organic Farming3 Aug 2026 · starred · CORPORATE AFFAIRS
CSR Resources towards Research and Innovation28 Jul 2026 · unstarred · AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Strengthening of Agricultural Marketing24 Jul 2026 · unstarred · PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Maritime India Vision 203024 Jul 2026 · unstarred · CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Decline in Domestic Production of Fertiliser23 Jul 2026 · starred · POWER
Rising Electricity Demand
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
On the record
As declared to the Election Commission for 2024. Pending cases are not convictions.
- Education
- Loyala College, Chennai, year of Study : 1967-1968, Studied Pre-University - Madurai Kamaraj University by distance Education Year 1968-1971, B.Com
- Declared assets
- not listed
- Declared liabilities
- ₹0
- Criminal cases
- None disclosed
Source: ECI affidavit portal · as of 23 Aug 2026
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Subject
A local matter — Puducherry
Draft
Dear Shri Ve Vaithilingam, I am writing to you as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Puducherry, Puducherry. I would like to raise the following matter: [Describe the issue, the locality it affects, and what you are asking them to do.] Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your PIN or locality]
- Delhi address
- <body> 102, Kaveri Apartment, <br>M.P. Flats, Dr. B. D.Marg, New Delhi-110001 </body>
- Permanent address
- 79 Candappa Street Puducherry Puducherry, 605001
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
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