Lok Sabha Question No. 4192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Entitlement for Women under NFSA
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2017

## ENTITLEMENT FOR WOMEN UNDER NFSA

4192. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Food  Security  Act  states  that  at  least  Rs.  6000 shall be provided to all pregnant and lactating women for which the Government needs to launch a scheme;
- (b) if  so,  the  time  line  by  which  the  Government  plans  to  make  this entitlement available to all women in the country;
- (c)
- the budgetary allocation in the current year for this purpose; and
- (d) the estimated number  of women  who  would  be  eligible  for this entitlement and the coverage of women during the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and estimated coverage for 2017-18, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  National  Food Security Act provides for maternity benefit of not less  than  Rs.  6000/-  to  every  pregnant  woman  and  lactating  mother  (PW&LM), except  those  in  regular  employment  with  the  Central  Government  or  State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those in receipt of similar benefits under  any  law  for  the  time  being  in  force,  as  per  the  scheme  of  the  Central Government. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally  sponsored  scheme,  namely,  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  (erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana) since 2010 in 53 districts of the country on pilot basis. Under the scheme, maternity benefits of Rs.6,000/- per beneficiary is  provided  in  two  equal  installments  to  PW&LM  on fulfillment  of  certain conditions stipulated under the scheme.

The  Government  of  India  has  approved  pan-India  implementation  of  the Maternity  Benefit  Programme  to  cover  all  the  districts  of  the  country.  The programme envisages payment of Rs.6,000/- to all eligible PW&LM except those in  regular  employment  with  the  Central  Government  or  State  Government  or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force.

- (c)        There is a budget provision of Rs.400.00 crore for implementation of the Programme during the financial year 2016-17.
- (d)      The estimated number of beneficiaries with the pan India implementation of  the  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  is  about  51.70  lakh  beneficiaries.  The beneficiary  coverage,  as  reported  by  States/UTs,  during  2015-16  and  2016-17 under the Programme is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4192 DUE FOR ANSWER ON  28.03.2017 IN LOK SABHA

Statement showing State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered, as reported by States/UTs,  under  the  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  [ erstwhile  Indira  Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) ] during the year 2015-16 and 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                | 2015-16   | 2016-17   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 6768      | NR        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 334       | NR        |
| 3         | Assam                     | NR        | NR        |
| 4         | Bihar                     | NR        | 19284     |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | NR        | NR        |
| 6         | Goa                       | 3113      | 2171      |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 27812     | 16508     |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 3843      | 2538      |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 6126      | 5614      |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 6585      | NR        |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 7576      | NR        |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 26933     | NR        |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 12288     | NR        |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 51268     | 67076     |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 42752     | NR        |
| 16        | Manipur                   | NR        | NR        |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | NR        | NR        |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | Nil       | NR        |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | NR        | NR        |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 41699     | 23220     |
| 21        | Punjab                    | NR        | NR        |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 31037     | 27905     |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 124       | 0         |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 43198     | 30242     |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 6409      | 8334      |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 2360      | 1914      |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 0         | NR        |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 5213      | NR        |
| 29        | West Bengal               | NR        | NR        |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 9425      | NR        |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1197      | NR        |
| 32        | Puducherry                | NR        | NR        |
| 33        | Chandigarh                | 277       | NR        |
| 34        | Daman & Diu               | 414       | NR        |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 159       | NR        |
| 36        | Lakshadweep               | NR        | NR        |
| Total     | Total                     | 336910    | 207720    |

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