Lok Sabha Question No. 3019 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-06
Subject: Maternity Entitlements under NFSA
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Hemant Patil, Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3019

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2019

## MATERNITY ENTITLEMENTS UNDER NFSA

## 3019.  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSINH RATHOD: SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

- (a) whether the National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides for maternity entitlements, if  so,  the  details  of  maternity  entitlements disbursed  so far,  since 2013,  year-wise and State-wise;
- (b) whether such entitlements are universally applicable to all pregnant women, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the manner in which the Government proposes to extend maternity benefits to 96 percent women working in informal and unorganized sector;
- (d) whether  2,500  crore  allocated  to  the  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  during  the current budget is adequate to provide benefits to more than 2.7 crore women who become pregnant each year, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
- (e) whether there is any provision  to  disburse the funds  whenever  available  to  these States which could not get fund previously due to paucity of funds; and
- (f) whether  the  women  without  the  necessary  documents  including  Aadhaar  be ineligible to get maternity benefits and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir. The State-wise and Year-wise details of funds utilised by the States/UTs on  implementing  the  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  (erstwhile  Indira  Gandhi  Matritva Sahyog  Yojana)  from  2013-14  to  2016-17  is  at Annexure-I .  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was approved on 17.05.2017. The State-wise and Year-wise details  of  maternity  benefit  disbursed  under  PMMVY  from  2017-18  to  2019-20  (as  on 02.12.2019) is at Annexure-II .
- (b) The  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA)  provides  that  subject  to  such schemes  as  may  be  framed  by  the  Central  Government,  every  Pregnant  Women  & Lactating Mother (PW&LM), except those who are 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,  shall  be  entitled  to maternity  benefit  of  not  less  than  rupees  six  thousand,  in  such  instalments  as  may  be prescribed by the Central Government.
- (c) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)  is applicable to all  the entitled beneficiaries  including,  those  in  informal  and  unorganized  sectors,  with  effect  from 01.01.2017.  Under,  PMMVY  payment  of  maternity  benefits  of  ₹  5,000/-  in  beneficiary's bank/post office account is provided in three instalments at the stage of early registration of  pregnancy,  after  six  months  of  pregnancy  with  at  least  one  antenatal  check-up  and registration of child birth & first cycle of immunisation of the child. The eligible beneficiary receives the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets ₹ 6000/-. The maternity benefits under PMMVY are available to the eligible beneficiaries for first living child of family.
- (d) The budgetary provision of ₹ 2,500 crore for implementation of PMMVY during the financial year of 2019-20 is sufficient to cover the beneficiaries.
- (e) All States/UTs have been provided adequate funds for implementation of PMMVY from the year 2017-18.

(f) As per the PMMVY scheme implementation guidelines issued by the Government in September, 2017, for registration and claim of first instalment, duly filled up Form 1-A along  with  copy  of  Mother  and  Child  Protection  Card  (MCP  Card),  proof  of  identity  of Beneficiary  and  her  Husband  (Aadhaar  Card  or  permitted alternate  ID  proof  of  both)  is required to be submitted. While submitting the form, the beneficiary is required to submit her  and  her  husband's  Aadhaar  details  with  their  written  consents,  her/husband/family member's  Mobile  Number  and  her  Bank/Post  Office  account  details.  The  alternate  ID proof includes any one of the following: (i) Aadhaar Enrolment ID of both, if enrolled for Aadhaar, (ii) Request made to the concerned officials specifically designated by the State Government/UT  Administration  responsible  for  implementation  of  scheme  for  Aadhaar enrolment of both, (iii) Bank or Post Office Photo Passbook, (iv) Voter ID Card, (v) Ration Card, (vi) Kisan Photo Passbook, (vii) Passport, (viii) Driving License, (ix) PAN Card, (x) MGNREGS Job Card,  (xi)  her  husband's  Employee  Photo  Identity  Card  issued  by  the Government or any Public Sector Undertaking, (xii) Any other Photo Identity Card issued by the State Governments or Union Territory Administrations, (xiii) Certificate of identity with  photograph  issued  by  a  Gazetted  Officer  on  official  letterhead,  (xiv)  Health  Card issued by Primary Health Centre (PHC) or Government Hospital, (xvi) Any other document specified by the State Government or Union Territory Administration.

For claiming second instalment, beneficiary is required to submit duly filled up Form 1-B after  six  months  of  pregnancy,  along  with  the  copy  of  MCP  Card  showing  at  least  one Ante-Natal Checkup (ANC).

For claiming the third instalment, beneficiary is required to submit duly filled up Form 1-C along with copy of child birth registration and copy of MCP Card showing that the child has received first cycle of immunization or its equivalent/substitute.

The  beneficiaries  from  the  State  of  Assam  &  Meghalaya  and  UT  Administrations  of Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  Ladakh  are  exempted  from  requirement  of  submissions  of Aadhaar.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3019 for answer on  06.12.2019  raised  by  Shri  Shrirang  Appa  Barme,  Dr.  Heena  Gavit,  Shri  Vinayak  Raut,  Shri Hemant Sriram Patil, Shri Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya AND Shri A.K.P. Chinraj regarding Maternity entitlements under NFSA

State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of funds utilised by States/UTs on implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme (erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana) during the years 2013-14 to 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs    | 2013-14 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | 2014-15 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | 2015-16 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | 2016-17 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 3174.35                 | 2100.90                 | 499.38                  | 1997.86                 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 11.91                   | 41.49                   | 20.74                   | 0.00                    |
| 3         | Assam                     | 2186.92                 | NR                      | NR                      | 515.43                  |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 3849.02                 | 2747.60                 | 0.00                    | 347.11                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 678.66                  | 1081.75                 | 790.44                  | 357.28                  |
| 6         | Goa                       | 115.68                  | 257.60                  | 144.09                  | 25.37                   |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 1085.70                 | 1611.16                 | 1021.49                 | 1066.78                 |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 46.20                   | 216.42                  | 119.68                  | 162.23                  |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 140.37                  | 180.57                  | 297.03                  | 339.50                  |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 689.44                  | NR                      | 379.51                  | NR                      |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 320.55                  | 331.27                  | 229.32                  | 238.69                  |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 1124.55                 | 1203.03                 | 781.75                  | NR                      |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1274.86                 | 567.47                  | 499.91                  | 374.08                  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1942.89                 | 2909.29                 | 1164.83                 | 2987.50                 |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 2078.19                 | 2663.23                 | 1641.43                 | 1626.44                 |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 36.68                   | NR                      | NR                      | NR                      |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 33.18                   | 0.00                    | 160.00                  | NR                      |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 28.54                   | 19.39                   | 9.70                    | NR                      |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 57.09                   | 56.90                   | 28.46                   | 0.00                    |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 1549.84                 | 1788.41                 | 1370.77                 | 1061.36                 |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 355.82                  | 418.59                  | 0.00                    | 17.14                   |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 1750.97                 | 2156.69                 | 2678.15                 | 232.81                  |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 13.71                   | 25.70                   | 8.98                    | 1.20                    |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 2997.68                 | 2405.76                 | 1419.05                 | 1354.09                 |
| 25        | Telangana                 | -                       | 1877.78                 | 469.45                  | 281.20                  |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 100.82                  | 73.16                   | 172.11                  | 115.24                  |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 212.62                  | 99.12                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                    |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 501.03                  | 516.34                  | 343.96                  | 984.81                  |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 1038.86                 | 2072.69                 | 1317.95                 | 1253.53                 |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 580.82                  | 412.75                  | 461.67                  | 510.55                  |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 116.36                  | 44.30                   | 70.71                   | 0.60                    |
| 32        | Puducherry                | 11.71                   | 45.63                   | NR                      | NR                      |
| 33        | Chandigarh                | 129.77                  | 32.80                   | 12.35                   | NR                      |
| 34        | Daman & Diu               | 5.58                    | 5.56                    | 13.97                   | 0.00                    |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 11.37                   | 0.00                    | 5.60                    | NR                      |
| 36        | Lakshadweep               | NR                      | NR                      | NR                      | NR                      |
|           | Total                     | 28251.74                | 27963.35                | 16132.48                | 13852.94                |

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3019 for answer on  06.12.2019  raised  by  Shri  Shrirang  Appa  Barme,  Dr.  Heena  Gavit,  Shri  Vinayak  Raut,  Shri Hemant Sriram Patil, Shri Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya and Shri A.K.P. Chinraj regarding Maternity entitlements under NFSA

## State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of maternity benefit disbursed under PMMVY from 2017-18 to 2019-20 (as on 03.12.2019)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | 2017-18 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | 2018-19 ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | 2019-20 (As on 02.12.2019) ( ₹ in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 37.24                   | 85.12                   | 43.92                                      |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,148.68                | 17579.76                | 10655.72                                   |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.94                    | 205.98                  | 201.00                                     |
| 4.        | Assam                     | 104.15                  | 3726.91                 | 10165.34                                   |
| 5.        | Bihar                     | 570.62                  | 6230.17                 | 14178.54                                   |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                | 106.49                  | 298.89                  | 165.81                                     |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              | 664.6                   | 4912.25                 | 4522.03                                    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 8.35                    | 100.11                  | 64.14                                      |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               | 0.12                    | 56.08                   | 34.44                                      |
| 10.       | Delhi                     | 407.89                  | 2528.67                 | 1847.37                                    |
| 11.       | Goa                       | 62.76                   | 273.59                  | 121.37                                     |
| 12.       | Gujarat                   | 2,479.65                | 12682.71                | 9019.97                                    |
| 13.       | Haryana                   | 1,270.74                | 8218.45                 | 4711.03                                    |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh          | 442.26                  | 2686.16                 | 1761.5                                     |
| 15.       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 110.92                  | 2595.28                 | 1173.17                                    |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                 | 700.86                  | 5705.12                 | 4440.33                                    |
| 17.       | Karnataka                 | 2,070.09                | 13229.82                | 11727.55                                   |
| 18.       | Kerala                    | 1,597.11                | 7597.99                 | 5819.23                                    |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep               | 0.00                    | 12.44                   | 7.32                                       |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 3178.4                  | 33011.12                | 19873.81                                   |
| 21.       | Maharashtra               | 3,885.88                | 22033.21                | 21687.56                                   |
| 22.       | Manipur                   | 65.64                   | 274.40                  | 745.25                                     |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                 | 0.00                    | 118.26                  | 475.62                                     |
| 24.       | Mizoram                   | 8.00                    | 443.51                  | 210.30                                     |
| 25.       | Nagaland                  | 0.00                    | 101.44                  | 511.29                                     |
| 26.       | Odisha                    | 0.005                   | 0.225                   | 0.00                                       |
| 27.       | Puducherry                | 13.67                   | 315.59                  | 210.75                                     |
| 28.       | Punjab                    | 786.33                  | 5977.33                 | 2701.90                                    |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 | 672.79                  | 21175.55                | 10449.51                                   |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    | 4.79                    | 154.81                  | 76.29                                      |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                | 0.00                    | 4178.43                 | 8205.40                                    |
| 32.       | Telangana                 | 0.00                    | 0.00                    | 0.00                                       |
| 33.       | Tripura                   | 11.70                   | 577.30                  | 1077.08                                    |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 4,442.17                | 41418.59                | 37042.36                                   |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               | 416.51                  | 1934.55                 | 1797.88                                    |
| 36.       | West Bengal               | 144.43                  | 12615.01                | 7990.52                                    |
| Total     | Total                     | 28,413.79               | 2,33,054.82             | 1,93,715.30                                |