Lok Sabha Question No. 575 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: G. HARI, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 575 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

## 575. SHRI G. HARI:

SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER: DR. P.K. BIJU:

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 along with the budgetary allocation made thereunder since its inception;
- (b) the funds sanctioned/released under the scheme along with the number of beneficiaries and the amount paid to them during the said period, year and State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note that the scheme is yet to find any takers from States and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has undertaken any assessment on the implementation of the scheme in various States including Kerala, if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to expedite implementation of the scheme and provide  its  benefits  to  pregnant  and  lactating  mothers  irrespective  of  number  of children?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is at Annexure-I . The Revised Estimates (RE) for the year 2017-18 was ₹ 2594.55 crores. The Budget Estimates (BE) for the  current  financial  year  of  2018-19  is ₹ 2400.00 crores.
- (b) The year-wise and State/UT-wise details of funds sanctioned and released during the year  2017-18  and  2018-19  under  PMMVY  is  at Annexure-II .  The  year-wise  and State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries enrolled on Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana-Common Application Software (PMMVY-CAS),  number of beneficiaries  paid  maternity  benefits  and  total  amount  disbursed  during  the  year 2017-18 and 2018-19 is at Annexure-III .
- (c) So far, 33 States/UTs are implementing the scheme either through the Women and Child  Development  Department  or  through  the  Health  Department.  The  remaining three (3) States are integrating their State's Maternity Benefit Scheme with PMMVY.
- (d) The  scheme  is  at  its  evolving  stage  as  it  has  been  implemented  from  01.01.2017. Hence, the assessment of the implementation of the scheme is not yet due.
- (e) The Ministry has conducted two (2) National Workshops  and 17 Regional Workshops  for  imparting  training  on  PMMVY-CAS  to  Master  Trainers  and  other Functionaries.  Further,  officers  from  the  Ministry  have  undertaken  visits  to  the aspirational districts of the country to expedite the implementation of the scheme in these districts.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 575 for answer on  20.07.2018  raised  by  Shri  G.  Hari,  Shrimati  P.K.  Sreemathi  Teacher  and  Shri  P.K.  Biju 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 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  Card  (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. For this purpose, LMP for the women should be on or after 01.04.2016 and date of birth of the child should be on or after 01.01.2017. However, such beneficiaries will get maternity benefits in respect of the condition(s) which have been fulfilled on or after 01.01.2017.
- (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) A beneficiary can apply, at any point of time but not later than two years of pregnancy.
- (ix) The Aadhaar Card of beneficiary and her husband shall be captured. The beneficiaries have to submit identification details as per Section 7 of Aadhaar Act 2016. The States of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu & Kashmir are exempted from this.
- (x) The  grants-in-aid  will  be  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/-) under PMMVY is to be transferred to the Escrow Account of the States/UTs to be maintained at State/UT  level.  For  the  remaining  components  such  as  setting  up  of  State  and  District  PMMVY  Cells, Training  &  Capacity  Building  of  stake  holders,  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC) Material,  Flexi  Fund  etc.  is  to  be  routed  through  State/UT's  Treasury  Account.  This  has  been  done  to maintain transparency in accounts and proper monitoring of implementation of the programme.
- (xi)  The  beneficiaries  of  erstwhile  Maternity  Benefit  Programme  can  also  avail  maternity  benefits  for remaining amount on fulfillment of eligibility and conditionalities under PMMVY.
- (xii) 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/-       |
| 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 (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 575 for answer on  20.07.2018  raised  by  Shri  G.  Hari,  Shrimati  P.K.  Sreemathi  Teacher  and  Shri  P.K.  Biju regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

## Statement showing Year-wise and State/UT-wise funds sanctioned/released under PMMVY during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | Total Sanction/Release ( ₹ in Lakhs)   | Total Sanction/Release ( ₹ in Lakhs)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States/UTs               | 2017-18                                | 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)             |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 6.00                                   | 6.00                                   |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh           | 385.00                                 | 385.00                                 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 36.00                                  | 36.00                                  |
| 4         | Assam                    | 817.00                                 | 817.00                                 |
| 5         | Bihar                    | 949.00                                 | 949.00                                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 16.00                                  | 16.00                                  |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh             | 233.00                                 | 233.00                                 |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli      | 5.00                                   | 5.00                                   |
| 9         | Daman &Diu               | 3.00                                   | 3.00                                   |
| 10        | Delhi                    | 153.00                                 | 153.00                                 |
| 11        | Goa                      | 13.00                                  | 13.00                                  |
| 12        | Gujarat                  | 551.00                                 | 551.00                                 |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 231.00                                 | 231.00                                 |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh         | 94.00                                  | 94.00                                  |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir           | 171.00                                 | 171.00                                 |
| 16        | Jharkhand                | 301.00                                 | 301.00                                 |
| 17        | Karnataka                | 557.00                                 | 557.00                                 |
| 18        | Kerala                   | 305.00                                 | 305.00                                 |
| 19        | Lakshadweep              | 1.00                                   | 1.00                                   |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh           | 663.00                                 | 663.00                                 |
| 21        | Maharashtra              | 1025.00                                | 1025.00                                |
| 22        | Manipur                  | 75.00                                  | 75.00                                  |
| 23        | Meghalaya                | 77.00                                  | 77.00                                  |
| 24        | Mizoram                  | 29.00                                  | 29.00                                  |
| 25        | Nagaland                 | 52.00                                  | 52.00                                  |
| 26        | Odisha                   | 383.00                                 | 383.00                                 |
| 27        | Puducherry               | 19.00                                  | 19.00                                  |
| 28        | Punjab                   | 253.00                                 | 253.00                                 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                | 625.00                                 | 625.00                                 |
| 30        | Sikkim                   | 16.00                                  | 16.00                                  |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu               | 658.00                                 | 658.00                                 |
| 32        | Telangana                | 385.00                                 | 385.00                                 |
| 33        | Tripura                  | 96.00                                  | 96.00                                  |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 1822.00                                | 1822.00                                |
| 35        | Uttarakhand              | 138.00                                 | 138.00                                 |
| 36        | West Bengal              | 1167.42                                | 1167.42                                |
| Total     | Total                    | 204267.35                              | 12310.42                               |

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 575 for answer on 20.07.2018  raised  by  Shri  G.  Hari,  Shrimati  P.K.  Sreemathi  Teacher  and  Shri  P.K.  Biju  regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

Statement showing Year-wise and State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled, number  of beneficiaries paid and total amount disbursed under PMMVY during the years 2017-18 and 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)

| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                | 2017-18                            | 2017-18                        | 2017-18                               | 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)         | 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)     | 2018-19 (As on 16.07.2018)            |
|-----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ UT                | Beneficiaries Enrolled (in Number) | Beneficiaries Paid (in Number) | Total Amount disbursed (Amount in ₹ ) | Beneficiaries Enrolled (in Number) | Beneficiaries Paid (in Number) | Total Amount disbursed (Amount in ₹ ) |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1,657                              | 1,211                          | 31,56,000                             | 444                                | 786                            | 43,25,000                             |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh           | 2,56,040                           | 1,53,099                       | 40,18,42,000                          | 99,446                             | 1,21,801                       | 44,17,68,000                          |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 258                                | 36                             | 44,000                                | 1,329                              | 805                            | 23,79,000                             |
| 4.        | Assam                    | 18,721                             | 3,633                          | 36,33,000                             | 23,402                             | 30,366                         | 3,94,36,000                           |
| 5.        | Bihar                    | 1,18,460                           | 45,744                         | 5,59,43,000                           | 55,511                             | 53,323                         | 8,50,54,000                           |
| 6.        | Chandigarh               | 4,313                              | 3,467                          | 98,27,000                             | 1,937                              | 2,242                          | 79,35,000                             |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh             | 81,657                             | 42,620                         | 6,17,28,000                           | 35,257                             | 40,678                         | 10,12,81,000                          |
| 8.        | Dadra &Nagar             | 1,071                              | 603                            | 8,10,000                              | 1,074                              | 1,097                          | 29,48,000                             |
| 9.        | Haveli Daman &Diu        | 23                                 | 1                              | 1,000                                 | 1,270                              | 911                            | 23,35,000                             |
| 10.       | Delhi                    | 24,724                             | 11,441                         | 3,38,68,000                           | 24,187                             | 30,202                         | 10,35,64,000                          |
| 11.       | Goa                      | 2,879                              | 1,350                          | 46,80,000                             | 2,676                              | 3,610                          | 1,38,08,000                           |
| 12.       | Gujarat                  | 1,40,226                           | 81,231                         | 22,96,08,000                          | 61,991                             | 84,004                         | 30,82,61,000                          |
| 13.       | Haryana                  | 71,783                             | 41,371                         | 10,82,40,000                          | 79,569                             | 90,807                         | 35,75,34,000                          |
| 14.       | Himachal Pradesh         | 36,513                             | 12,379                         | 3,21,49,000                           | 19,282                             | 30,830                         | 10,55,82,000                          |
| 15.       | Jammu &Kashmir           | 25,094                             | 1,919                          | 21,26,000                             | 12,951                             | 25,598                         | 4,76,94,000                           |
| 16.       | Jharkhand                | 90,971                             | 47,357                         | 6,40,07,000                           | 50,112                             | 54,523                         | 19,81,59,000                          |
| 17.       | Karnataka                | 1,17,293                           | 75,350                         | 19,56,10,000                          | 1,38,638                           | 1,32,398                       | 48,80,37,000                          |
| 18.       | Kerala                   | 91,629                             | 50,552                         | 14,08,58,000                          | 54,371                             | 74,873                         | 25,96,57,000                          |
| 19.       | Lakshadweep              | 245                                | 0                              | 0                                     | 130                                | 133                            | 1,33,000                              |
| 20.       | Madhya Pradesh           | 3,73,546                           | 1,82,594                       | 28,82,65,000                          | 1,64,631                           | 2,28,234                       | 67,18,35,000                          |
| 21.       | Maharashtra              | 2,18,149                           | 1,14,797                       | 35,34,81,000                          | 73,244                             | 86,104                         | 31,48,44,000                          |
| 22.       | Manipur                  | 3,676                              | 2,158                          | 56,42,000                             | 1,980                              | 2,446                          | 89,94,000                             |
| 23.       | Meghalaya                | 0                                  | 0                              | 0                                     | 5                                  | 0                              | 0                                     |
| 24.       | Mizoram                  | 1,052                              | 650                            | 7,67,000                              | 2,767                              | 2,442                          | 87,85,000                             |
| 25.       | Nagaland                 | 0                                  | 0                              | 0                                     | 263                                | 118                            | 3,40,000                              |
| 26.       | Odisha                   | 7                                  | 5                              | 5,000                                 | 0                                  | 0                              | 20,000                                |
| 27.       | Puducherry               | 1,554                              | 429                            | 12,46,000                             | 1,394                              | 1,620                          | 61,25,000                             |
| 28.       | Punjab                   | 59,813                             | 37,797                         | 7,78,65,000                           | 34,318                             | 39,958                         | 14,84,94,000                          |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                | 64,416                             | 7,900                          | 1,41,67,000                           | 3,23,687                           | 2,83,666                       | 80,90,95,000                          |
| 30.       | Sikkim                   | 582                                | 300                            | 4,59,000                              | 1,488                              | 745                            | 19,29,000                             |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu               | 0                                  | 0                              | 0                                     | 0                                  | 0                              | 0                                     |
| 32.       | Telangana                | 80                                 | 0                              | 0                                     | 104                                | 0                              | 0                                     |
| 33.       | Tripura                  | 2,596                              | 1,136                          | 11,36,000                             | 5,761                              | 3,840                          | 1,13,75,000                           |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh            | 2,62,854                           | 1,37,344                       | 38,14,08,000                          | 3,03,656                           | 2,90,968                       | 92,89,06,000                          |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand              | 22,762                             | 16,027                         | 4,12,56,000                           | 15,817                             | 17,129                         | 6,12,89,000                           |
| 36.       | West Bengal              | 25,560                             | 1,922                          | 50,42,000                             | 97,860                             | 76,718                         | 27,82,72,000                          |
|           | Total                    | 21,20,204                          | 10,76,423                      | 2,51,88,69,000                        | 16,90,552                          | 18,12,975                      | 5,82,01,93,000                        |