Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matra Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, DINESH TRIVEDI, HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION   NO. 194

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

194. SHRIMATI P. K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI: SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  (PMMVY) implemented by the Government indicating the budgetary allocation along with the funds allocated/released and utilized and number of beneficiaries under the scheme during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken note that less than 2 per cent of intended beneficiaries have received direct cash transfer under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  assessment  of  the  actual  ground  level implementation of the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  the  financial  allocation  for maternity benefit under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to expedite implementation of scheme and ensure timely distribution of benefits to the beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a)      & (b) The salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) are annexed at Annexure-I . The Ministry of Women  and Child Development is implementing PMMVY with effect from 01.01.2017. The budgetary allocation for the current  financial  of  2017-18  is ₹ 2700.00  Crores.  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  funds sanctioned/ released so far under PMMVY during the year 2017-18 are at Annexure-II . The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries and details of maternity benefits paid to the beneficiaries so far generated through Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana-Common Application Software (PMMVY-CAS) is at Annexure-III .
- (c)      The  ground  level  monitoring  of  implementation  of  PMMVY  is  being  done  through PMMVY-CAS on real time basis. The PMMVY-CAS software tracks  the location  of village from where the beneficiary has applied and received benefits.
- (d) No, Madam.
- (e) The  Ministry  has  been  reviewing  the  implementation  of  the  scheme  through  National Conferences and Video Conference (VC) meetings with States/UTs.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 194 for answer on 02.02.2018 raised by Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Shri Dinesh Trivedi and Shri Hari Manjhi regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

## Salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

- (i) The maternity benefit, are available to a woman for the first living child of family subject to fulfilment of conditionalities. All the pregnant women and lactating mothers in regular employment with Central Government or State Governments or Public Sector Undertakings or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, are excluded.
- (ii) The conditionalities and number of instalments under PMMVY are as under:
- (iii) Mother  and  Child  Protection  (MCP)  Card  is  the  verification  tool  for  verification  of fulfillment of conditionalities.
- (iv) Early registration of pregnancy has been considered as registration of pregnancy within 150 days from the date of her Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and duly recorded on MCP Card.
- (v) All Pregnant Women who have registered their pregnancy for the first child in family on or after 01.01.2017 are eligible for getting benefit under the programme.
- (vi) The  funds  to  the  beneficiaries  under  PMMVY  will  be  transferred  directly  to  their Bank/Post Office account in Direct Benefit Transfer Mode.
- (vii) If  a  beneficiary  delivers twins/triplet/quadruplet, it will be counted as first live child in the family.
- (viii) An eligible beneficiary  can apply,  at  any  point  of  time  but  not  later  than  two  years  of pregnancy.
- (ix) The grants-in-aid are transferred in ESCROW Account as well as State/UT treasury for different  components of the scheme. For the maternity benefit component (Conditional Cash Transfer of ₹ 5,000/-) is transferred to the Escrow Account of the States/UTs and remaining components is through State/UT's Treasury Account.
- (x)        At  the  Centre,  the  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development.  The  States/UTs  have  option  to  implement  the  scheme  either  through Women & Child Development Department/Social Welfare Department or through Health & Family Welfare Department.

| Cash Transfer      | Conditions                                                                                                                 | Amount in ₹   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
| First Installment  |  Early Registration of Pregnancy                                                                                          | 1,000/-       |
| Second Installment |  Received at least one antenatal Check-up (after 6 months of pregnancy)                                                   | 2,000/-       |
| Second Installment |  Child birth is registered  Child has received first cycle of BCG, OPV, DPT and Hepatitis-B or its equivalent/substitute | 2,000/-       |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 194 for answer on 02.02.2018 raised by Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Shri Dinesh Trivedi and Shri Hari Manjhi regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) State/UT-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned/released  during  the  year  2017-18  (As  on 29.01.2018) under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 |   Funds Sanctioned/Released (Amount in ₹ Lakhs) |
|-----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                          163.08 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           |                                         7022.36 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                          912.83 |
| 4         | Assam                    |                                        10448.3  |
| 5         | Bihar                    |                                        17034.2  |
| 6         | Chandigarh               |                                          290.41 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             |                                         4179.58 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                                          102.62 |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               |                                           61.56 |
| 10        | Delhi                    |                                         2008.9  |
| 11        | Goa                      |                                          162.92 |
| 12        | Gujarat                  |                                        10186.9  |
| 13        | Haryana                  |                                         4324.3  |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         |                                         1821.64 |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           |                                         3018.45 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                |                                         5622.7  |
| 17        | Karnataka                |                                        10248.8  |
| 18        | Kerala                   |                                         5465.58 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              |                                           17.57 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           |                                        12320.5  |
| 21        | Maharashtra              |                                        12821.1  |
| 22        | Manipur                  |                                         1474.07 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                |                                         1110.83 |
| 24        | Mizoram                  |                                          709.87 |
| 25        | Nagaland                 |                                         1035.06 |
| 26        | Odisha                   |                                         7143.33 |
| 27        | Puducherry               |                                          331.68 |
| 28        | Punjab                   |                                         4539.49 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                |                                        11487    |
| 30        | Sikkim                   |                                          354.33 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               |                                        12087.9  |
| 32        | Telangana                |                                         6920.38 |
| 33        | Tripura                  |                                         1845.48 |
| 34        | Uttarakhand              |                                         2610.99 |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh            |                                        33616.6  |
| 36        | West Bengal              |                                        10245    |
| Total     | Total                    |                                       204266    |

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 194 for answer on 02.02.2018 raised by Shrimati P.K. Sreemathi Teacher, Shri Dinesh Trivedi and Shri Hari Manjhi regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) State/UT-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  and  details  of  maternity  benefits  paid  to  the beneficiaries during the year 2017-18 (As on 29.01.2018) under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                 | No. of Beneficiaries   | Maternity Benefit Paid (Amount in ₹ )   |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 651                    | 13,78,000                               |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | 578                    | 12,83,000                               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 4.        | Assam                    | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 5.        | Bihar                    | 1,676                  | 19,63,000                               |
| 6.        | Chandigarh               | 740                    | 17,33,000                               |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             | 25,491                 | 3,32,18,000                             |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 68                     | 95,000                                  |
| 9.        | Daman &Diu               | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 10.       | Delhi                    | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 11.       | Goa                      | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 12.       | Gujarat                  | 6,512                  | 1,46,12,000                             |
| 13.       | Haryana                  | 1,878                  | 33,06,000                               |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,830                  | 37,94,000                               |
| 15.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 1                      | 1,000                                   |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                | 1,172                  | 14,08,000                               |
| 17.       | Karnataka                | 990                    | 12,76,000                               |
| 18.       | Kerala                   | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep              | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh           | 31,983                 | 4,07,37,000                             |
| 21.       | Maharashtra              | 43,796                 | 12,30,62,000                            |
| 22.       | Manipur                  | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 24.       | Mizoram                  | 236                    | 2,59,000                                |
| 25.       | Nagaland                 | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 26.       | Odisha                   | 5                      | 5,000                                   |
| 27.       | Puducherry               | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 28.       | Punjab                   | 13,232                 | 2,14,88,000                             |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                | 1,667                  | 20,97,000                               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                   | 33                     | 34,000                                  |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu               | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 32.       | Telangana                | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 33.       | Tripura                  | 505                    | 5,05,000                                |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh            | 32,003                 | 7,62,12,000                             |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand              | 0                      | 0                                       |
| 36.       | West Bengal              | 0                      | 0                                       |
| Total     | Total                    | 32,84,66,000           | 32,84,66,000                            |