Lok Sabha Question No. 1733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, PRATHAP SIMHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION   NO. 1733

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2017

## INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA

## 1733.  SHRI MOHD. SALIM: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  Indira  Gandhi  Matritva  Sahyog  Yojana  (IGMSY),  a  conditional maternity benefit scheme;
- (b) the details of budgetary allocations under this scheme along with the funds released and utilised and number of beneficiaries thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the scheme is universally applicable or proposes to extend to all the districts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  scheme  has  achieved  its  objective  since  its  inception  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e) the monitoring mechanism is in place to ensure reaching of benefits of the scheme to the beneficiaries in a timely manner; and
- (f) the further measures taken by the Government to check funds utilisation under the scheme and make it more effective?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), a centrally sponsored scheme, under which  the  maternity  benefits  of  Rs.6,000/-  per  beneficiary  is  provided  in  two  equal instalments to pregnant and lactating mothers of 19 years and above, for first two live births, subject to fulfilment of certain conditions relating to maternal and child health is implemented in 53 districts of the country. The scheme aims to contribute better enabling environment to support the health and nutrition needs of pregnant women and lactating mothers  by  providing  cash  incentives  in  their  bank/post  office  accounts  between  the second trimester of pregnancy till the child attains the age of six months.
- (b):    The funds allocated under IGMSY during the last three years and the current year is as under:

| Year                    | 2013-14       | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17   |
|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
| BE/RE (Rupees in Crore) | 500.00/300.00 | 400.00/360.00 | 438.00/233.50 | 634.00*   |

The State/UT-wise details  of  funds  released  and  utilisation  reported  under  IGMSY  during  the last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  at Annex-I .  The  State/UT-wise details  of  beneficiaries covered under IGMSY during the last three years and the current year is at Annex-II .

- (c) The  IGMSY  has  been  implemented  in  53  districts.  The  Government  announced  for implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme with effect from 01.01.2017 in all districts of the country.
- (d) As  per  reports  received  from  the  States/UTs,  under  IGMSY,  23,94,188  beneficiaries were provided maternity benefit since the inception of scheme in the year 2010.
- (e) The  existing  scheme  guidelines  provide  that  the  scheme  is  to  be  monitored  and supervised as per monitoring and supervision mechanism provided under the Integrated Child Development  Services  (ICDS).  The  scheme  is  being  implemented  using  ICDS  platform.  The payment is to be made to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
- (f) The utilisation of funds under the scheme is monitored through the annual and quarterly Utilisation Certificates (UC) / Statement of Expenditure (SoE) furnished by States/UTs.

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## Statement referred to in respect of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1733 for 10.03.2017 raised by Shri Mohd. Salim and Shri Prathap Simha regarding Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

## State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilisation reported during the last three years and the current year under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh) [Up to 06.03.2017]   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh) [Up to 06.03.2017]   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released             | Funds released             | Funds Released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released                                | Utilisation reported                          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 1814.47                    | 3174.35                    | 3,004.65                   | 2100.90                    | 1502.32                    | 318.01                     | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 0.00                       | 11.91                      | 41.49                      | 41.49                      | 20.74                      | 20.74                      | 17.44                                         | NR                                            |
| 3         | Assam                    | 149.78                     | 2186.92                    | 1,744.74                   | NR                         | 872.38                     | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 1758.10                    | 3849.02                    | 4,862.81                   | 2747.60                    | 2431.40                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                                          | 347.11                                        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 1456.53                    | 678.66                     | 859.86                     | 1081.75                    | 429.94                     | 1371.41                    | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 6         | Goa                      | 300.95                     | 115.68                     | 164.30                     | 257.60                     | 82.16                      | 144.09                     | 75.37                                         | 25.37                                         |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 1007.80                    | 1085.70                    | 1,504.88                   | 1611.16                    | 1090.90                    | 1021.49                    | 1056.20                                       | 627.14                                        |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 343.65                     | 46.20                      | 0.00                       | 216.42                     | 171.82                     | 119.68                     | 0.00                                          | 77.28                                         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 124.30                     | 140.36                     | 295.19                     | 180.56                     | 537.11                     | 330.03                     | 0.00                                          | 287.73                                        |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 665.24                     | 689.44                     | 522.38                     | NR                         | 261.20                     | 379.51                     | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 34.64                      | 320.55                     | 0.00                       | 331.26                     | 17.32                      | 229.32                     | 50.00                                         | NR                                            |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 1452.81                    | 1124.55                    | 0.00                       | 1203.03                    | 894.95                     | 781.75                     | 1306.96                                       | NR                                            |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 1390.69                    | 1274.86                    | 934.59                     | 567.47                     | 515.60                     | 499.91                     | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 2128.07                    | 1942.89                    | 3,627.44                   | 2909.29                    | 2358.21                    | 1164.83                    | 0.00                                          | 2390.27                                       |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 3160.24                    | 2078.19                    | 2,838.51                   | 2663.22                    | 1419.26                    | 1641.43                    | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 53.93                      | 33.18                      | 0.00                       | NR                         | 26.96                      | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 0.00                       | 28.54                      | 19.39                      | 19.39                      | 9.70                       | 9.70                       | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 60.64                      | 57.09                      | 56.90                      | 56.90                      | 28.46                      | 28.46                      | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 2038.85                    | 1549.84                    | 1,796.57                   | 1788.41                    | 1606.61                    | 1370.77                    | 560.32                                        | 862.69                                        |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 66.20                      | 355.82                     | 0.00                       | 418.59                     | 33.10                      | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 935.01                     | 1750.97                    | 3,640.40                   | 2156.69                    | 1820.20                    | 2678.15                    | 0.00                                          | 232.81                                        |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 7.87                       | 13.74                      | 24.12                      | 24.80                      | 12.06                      | 4.69                       | 11.64                                         | 0.60                                          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 3032.19                    | 2997.68                    | 2,241.40                   | 2405.76                    | 1837.75                    | 1419.05                    | 740.37                                        | 267.79                                        |
| 25        | Telangana                | -                          | -                          | 1,877.78                   | 1877.78                    | 938.90                     | 469.45                     | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 161.76                     | 100.82                     | 209.70                     | 73.16                      | 479.83                     | 172.11                     | 0.00                                          | 73.16                                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 95.29                      | 212.61                     | 0.00                       | 99.11                      | 47.64                      | 0.00                       | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 322.64                     | 525.19                     | 570.58                     | 516.34                     | 1182.74                    | 343.96                     | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 29 30     | West Bengal Delhi        | 394.82 58.65               | 1038.86 580.78             | 3,016.90 371.42            | 2072.68 412.75             | 1508.46 929.70             | 1317.95 461.67             | 40.86 0.00                                    | NR NR                                         |
| 31        | Andaman                  | 122.32                     | 116.36                     | 44.35                      | 44.30                      | 72.67                      |                            |                                               | 0.45                                          |
|           | & Nicobar                |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            | 70.71                      | 119.43                                        |                                               |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh) [Up to 06.03.2017]   | 2016-17 (Rupees in Lakh) [Up to 06.03.2017]   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|           |                          | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released             | Funds released             | Funds Released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released                                | Utilisation reported                          |
|           | Islands                  |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                            |                                               |                                               |
| 32        | Puducherry               | 32.75                      | 11.71                      | 24.58                      | 45.63                      | 29.50                      | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 33        | Chandigarh               | 20.23                      | 129.77                     | 0.00                       | 32.80                      | 162.37                     | 12.35                      | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 34        | Daman & Diu              | 4.13                       | 5.58                       | 18.70                      | 5.56                       | 9.34                       | 13.97                      | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 11.29                      | 11.37                      | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 5.62                       | NR                         | 42.12                                         | NR                                            |
| 36        | Lakshadweep              | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                       | NR                         | 0.00                                          | NR                                            |
|           | Total                    | 23205.84                   | 28239.19                   | 34,313.63                  | 27962.40                   | 23346.92                   | 16395.19                   | 4020.71                                       | 5192.40                                       |

* NR - Not Reported

Annex-II

## Statement referred to in respect of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1733 for 10.03.2017 raised by Shri Mohd. Salim and Shri Prathap Simha regarding Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

## State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and the current year under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (Up to 06.03.2017)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 72988     | 49196     | 6768      | NR                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 276       | 612       | 334       | NR                           |
| 3         | Assam                    | 46663     | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 60733     | 52617     | NR        | 19284                        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 11639     | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 6         | Goa                      | 861       | 3958      | 3113      | 2171                         |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 22982     | 27309     | 27812     | 16508                        |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 2915      | 4200      | 3843      | 2538                         |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 2654      | 4198      | 6126      | 5614                         |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 7246      | 17659     | 6585      | NR                           |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 8700      | 8815      | 7576      | NR                           |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 26141     | 23342     | 26933     | NR                           |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 27025     | 13947     | 12288     | NR                           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 46494     | 55496     | 51268     | 67076                        |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 46809     | 50238     | 42752     | NR                           |
| 16        | Manipur                  | NR        | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 850       | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 329       | NR        | Nil       | Nil                          |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 1052      | 333       | NR        | NR                           |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 36012     | 38438     | 41699     | 23220                        |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 8319      | 7894      | NR        | NR                           |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 36947     | 47043     | 31037     | 27905                        |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 304       | 362       | 124       | Nil                          |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 41672     | 43203     | 43198     | 30242                        |
| 25        | Telangana                | -         | 87141     | 6409      | 8334                         |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 2506      | 3740      | 2360      | 1914                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 5560      | 2950      | 0         | NR                           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 13074     | 9830      | 5213      | NR                           |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 36090     | 53448     | NR        | NR                           |
| 30        | Delhi                    | 15796     | 8365      | 9425      | NR                           |
| 31        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 2858      | 596       | 1197      | 2914                         |
| 32        | Puducherry               | 171       | 722       | NR        | NR                           |
| 33        | Chandigarh               | 3228      | 768       | 277       | NR                           |
| 34        | Daman &Diu               | 77        | NR        | 414       | NR                           |
| 35        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | NR        | NR        | 159       | NR                           |
| 36        | Lakshadweep              | NR        | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
|           | Total                    | 588971    | 616420    | 336910    | 207720                       |

NR - Not Reported.