Lok Sabha Question No. 1137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, Rebati Tripura, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Sandhya Ray, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Shantanu Thakur, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Queen Oja, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1137

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## PMMVY

1137.  SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G.: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI: SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR: SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana (PMMVY) along with its present status;
- (b) whether  Government  has  set  any  web  based  software  application  for  effective monitoring of the scheme, if so the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  women  beneficiaries  enrolled  under  the  PMMVY  as  on 31.03.2019 along with the number of women and amount of maternity benefits paid to them, State/UT-wise, including Gujarat, West Bengal and Bihar;
- (d) whether  the  flagship  scheme  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  Scheme (PMMVY)  for  pregnant  women  and  lactating  mothers  has  achieved  a  significant milestone by crossing one crore beneficiaries, if so the details thereof;
- (e) the total amount disbursed to the beneficiaries under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Scheme (PMMVY);
- (f) the  details  of  the  funding  ratio  of  the  scheme  between  the  Central  and  State Governments; and
- (g) the details of the critical issues that have been reported regarding functioning/implementation  of  the  scheme  along  with  the  corrective  measures taken/being taken by the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  with  the  objectives  of  (i)  providing  partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child; and (ii) providing cash incentive  to  improve  health  seeking  behaviour  amongst  the  Pregnant  Women  & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). The salient features of the PMMVY  are  at Annexure-I . So far, 3,10,50,842 applications have been received from 1,24,79,112

beneficiaries  across  the  country  on  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  YojanaCommon Application Software (PMMVY-CAS) (as on 18.11.2019). The maternity benefits amounting to ₹44,58.70 Crores (including Central and State share) have been paid to 1,10,55,029 eligible beneficiaries

- (b) The  PMMVY  is  implemented  through  web  based  Management  and  Information System  (MIS)  Software,  viz.  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana-Common Application Software (PMMVY-CAS) which is used as an effective tool for regular monitoring of the scheme.
- (c) The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled  and  the amount of maternity benefits paid under PMMVY, including Gujarat, West Bengal and Bihar, as on 31.03.2019 are at Annexure-II .
- (d) Under  PMMVY,  maternity  benefits  have  been  paid  to  more  than  1.10  Crores eligible beneficiaries as on 18.11.2019.
- (e) The maternity benefits amounting to ₹44,58.70 Crores (including Central and State share) have been paid to 1,10,55,029 eligible beneficiaries as on 18.11.2019.
- (f) The PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which the cost sharing ratio between  the  Centre  and  the  States  &  UTs  with  Legislature  is  60:40,  for  NorthEastern  States,  Himalayan  States  and  UT  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  it  is  90:10  and 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without Legislature.
- (g) The  operational  difficulties  faced  by  the  States/UTs  in  implementation  of  the scheme, as and when reported, are addressed through mutual/technical discussions.
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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1137 for answer  on  22.11.2019  raised  by  Shri  Dhanush  M.  Kumar,  Shri  Selvam  G.,  Shri  Rebati Tripura, Dr. BharatibenDhirubhaiShiyal, Shrimati Sandhya Ray, ShrimatiRathvaGitabenVajesingbhai,  Shri  Shantanu  Thakur,  Shri  Pradeep  Kumar  Singh, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri MohanbhaiKalyanjiKundariya, Shrimati Queen Oja and Shri NaranbhaiKachhadiya regarding PMMVY

## Salient features of the Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY)

- (i) The maternity benefit, is available to a woman for the first living child of family subject to fulfillment  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 living child in the family.
- (viii) An  eligible  beneficiary  can  apply,  at  any  point  of  time  but  not  later  than  730  days  of pregnancy.
- (ix) The grants-in-aid are transferred in ESCROW Bank 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 Bank 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 (Payment after 6 months of pregnancy)                                           | 2,000/-       |
| Third 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 (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1137 for answer  on  22.11.2019  raised  by  Shri  Dhanush  M.  Kumar,  Shri  Selvam  G.,  Shri  Rebati Tripura, Dr. BharatibenDhirubhaiShiyal, Shrimati Sandhya Ray, ShrimatiRathvaGitabenVajesingbhai,  Shri  Shantanu  Thakur,  Shri  Pradeep  Kumar  Singh, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey, Shri MohanbhaiKalyanjiKundariya, Shrimati Queen Oja and Shri NaranbhaiKachhadiya regarding PMMVY

## State/UT-wise  details  of  total  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled  and  amount  of  maternity benefits paid under the Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) (as on 31.03.2019)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | No. of Beneficiaries Enrolled   | Maternity Benefit Paid (in ₹)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3,159                           | 1,22,36,000                     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 6,23,036                        | 2,17,28,44,000                  |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 6,944                           | 2,06,92,000                     |
| 4.        | Assam                     | 1,62,199                        | 38,31,06,000                    |
| 5.        | Bihar                     | 3,63,140                        | 68,00,79,000                    |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                | 11,270                          | 4,05,38,000                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              | 2,27,784                        | 55,76,85,000                    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 3,815                           | 1,08,46,000                     |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               | 2,220                           | 56,20,000                       |
| 10.       | Delhi                     | 86,843                          | 29,36,56,000                    |
| 11.       | Goa                       | 8,799                           | 3,36,35,000                     |
| 12.       | Gujarat                   | 3,92,648                        | 1,51,62,36,000                  |
| 13.       | Haryana                   | 2,51,010                        | 94,89,19,000                    |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 89,914                          | 31,28,42,000                    |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 82,738                          | 27,06,20,000                    |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                 | 2,32,432                        | 64,05,98,000                    |
| 17.       | Karnataka                 | 4,78,224                        | 1,52,99,91,000                  |
| 18.       | Kerala                    | 2,67,957                        | 91,95,10,000                    |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep               | 544                             | 12,44,000                       |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 10,59,436                       | 3,61,89,52,000                  |
| 21.       | Maharashtra               | 7,74,594                        | 2,59,19,09,000                  |
| 22.       | Manipur                   | 11,233                          | 3,40,04,000                     |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                 | 3,885                           | 1,18,26,000                     |
| 24.       | Mizoram                   | 11,148                          | 4,51,51,000                     |
| 25.       | Nagaland                  | 3,236                           | 1,01,44,000                     |
| 26.       | Odisha                    | 7                               | 23,000                          |
| 27.       | Puducherry                | 9,391                           | 3,29,26,000                     |
| 28.       | Punjab                    | 1,77,466                        | 67,63,66,000                    |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 | 6,99,322                        | 2,18,48,34,000                  |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    | 4,189                           | 1,59,60,000                     |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                | 2,33,982                        | 41,78,43,000                    |
| 32.       | Telangana                 | 3                               | 0                               |
| 33.       | Tripura                   | 24,707                          | 5,89,00,000                     |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 14,55,074                       | 4,58,60,76,000                  |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               | 72,531                          | 23,51,06,000                    |
| 36.       | West Bengal               | 3,87,219                        | 1,27,59,44,000                  |
| Total     | Total                     | 82,22,099                       | 26,14,68,61,000                 |