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Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: New MSMEs under PMEGP
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## NEW MSMEs UNDER PMEGP

## 6. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new micro enterprises set up under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Andhra Pradesh during each of the last four years and the current year;
- (b) the  details  of  employment  generated  under  the  above  programme  in  Andhra  Pradesh during the above period;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  plan  to  increase  the  subsidy  under  the  PMEGP  to  the  10% economically weaker sections in general category who have been provided reservation recently; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)&(b):  The details of new micro enterprises set up and employment generated under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Andhra Pradesh during each of the last four years and the current year is given below:

| Year                       |   No. new micro enterprises setup |   Employment Generated |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
| 2014-15                    |                               937 |                  12220 |
| 2015-16                    |                               642 |                   7740 |
| 2016-17                    |                              1357 |                  14148 |
| 2017-18                    |                              1527 |                  12216 |
| 2018-19 (As on 23.01.2019) |                              1336 |                  10688 |

(c)&(d):      As  of  now,  there  is  no  plan  to  increase  the  subsidy  under  the  PMEGP  to  the  10% economically weaker sections in general category who have been provided reservation recently.

Presently, general category beneficiaries can avail of margin money subsidy of 25 % of the project cost in rural areas and 15% in urban areas.

For  beneficiaries  belonging  to  special  categories  such  as  scheduled  caste/scheduled tribe/OBCs /minorities/women, ex-serviceman, physically handicapped, NER, Hill and Border areas etc. the margin money subsidy is 35% in rural areas and 25% in urban areas. Many of the beneficiaries  belonging  to  weaker  sections  in  general  category  are  covered  under  the  special categories having higher rate of subsidy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Rashtriya Ramayana Mela
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019 RASHTRIYA RAMAYANA MELA

- † 5. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that 'Rashtriya Ramayana Mela' is organized at the famous holy place Chitrakut Dhaam for so many years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of the cultural parties which have been sent by the Government there along with the dates on which they have been sent; and
- (d)      the number of the parties being sent to the five days Rashtriya Ramayana Mela to be organized this year from Shivratri i.e. 04 March, 2019?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIORNMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)  & (b) Yes Madam, Ramayana Mela is organized by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh  at Chitrakut  since 1973.
- (c) The number of cultural parties sent by the North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad, Ministry of Culture in the last 04 years are given as under:
- (d) In this year's Ramayana Mela two folk groups (i) Dheriya folk dance from Uttar Pradesh and, (ii) Chau folk dance from Jharkhand will be sent by North Central Zone Cultural Centre, Allahabad, Ministry of Culture.

| Year                                                     | Name of the cultural parties    | Date of participation   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2015 Chau dance and Birha folk song                      | 18 to 20 Feb, 2015              |                         |
| 2016 Bhajan, Birha and Folk song                         | 07 to 11 Mar, 2016              |                         |
| Chau dance, Dheriya folk dance, Nirgun Gayan and Gotipua | 21 to 25 Mar, 2017              | 2017                    |
| 2018 Kathak Balled, Bhajan/ folk song dance              | Dheriya folk 13 to 16 Feb, 2018 | and                     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Jharkhand
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.2.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN JHARKHAND

## † 4. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether Kendriya Vidyalaya has not been set up in Koderma of Jharkhand in spite of being approved;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the time by which Kendriya Vidyalaya is likely to be functional?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has informed that it has not received any proposal  from  the  Government  of  Jharkhand  for  opening  of  a  new  Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) at Koderma. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored  by  Ministries  or  Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  /  State Governments  /  Union  Territories  Administrations  thereby  committing  resources  for setting  up  a  new  KV  as  well  as  the  availability  of  necessary  sanction  of  the Government. The proposals received from various sponsoring authorities for opening of  new  KVs  also  have  to  compete  among  other  proposals  under  the  'Challenge Method'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Branches of IIFT
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## BRANCHES OF IIFT

2. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up branches to Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in other parts of the country especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also any proposal to increase the seats in IIFT; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)&(b): As  of  now,  the  Government  has  no  proposal  to  set  up  branch  of  Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) in Tamil Nadu.

(c)&(d): At present, the Institute is not considering to increase the seats in current year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Government Medical College
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 500 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH JULY , 2019 GOVERNMENT MEDICAL C OLLEGE

## *500. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes/plans to start a Government Medical Coll in Amravati, Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to ( c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 500* FOR 26 TH JULY , 2019

(a) to (c):  As per information provided by Medical Council of India (MCI), the C has not received any proposal / application from the State Government of M for establishment of new medical college at Amravati, Maharashtra for the aca 2020- 2021.

Furt her, the Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme n 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' to increase the availability of doctors in the country. Under the Phase - I of this Scheme, one medical college has been approved in Gondia, Maharashtra at a cost of Rs to be shared between Centre and State in the ratio of 60:40. This medical become functional. Further, under the Phase - II of the Scheme, an analysis was done ensure  the  availability  of  at  least  one  medical  college  for  every  3 Constituencies and at least 1 Government Medical College in each State of t Accordingly,  mapping  was  done  and  requirement  of  24  new  medical  colleges Phase- IIof the Scheme has been identified. Amravati, Maharashtra already has medical  college  in  the  name  of  Dr.  Panjabrao  Alias  Bhausaheb  Deshmukh  Mem Medical College and hence it c an not be considered under the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 498 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 498 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH JULY , 2019 PRADHAN MANTRI JAN A ROGYA YOJANA

## *498. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to bring a suitable legislation for ef implementation  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  ( PMJAY)  across  the
- country on the lines of NREGA;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the process of drafting the bill has already been started by the Health Authority for early legislation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 498* FOR 26 TH JULY , 2019

(a) & (b)  No.

In March,  2018,  the  Government  had  approved  the  Ayushman  Bharat -National Health  Protection  Mission,  now  renamed  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana (PMJAY), to provide free hospitalization cover of up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year to around 10.74 crores entitled beneficiaries identified as per the defined criteria using the SECC database. Based on the approval of the Cabinet, a National Health Agency was  set  up  as  a  society,  under  Societies  Registration  Act  1860  to  manage  the implementation of the scheme at the Central level.

Further,  in  January,  2019,  Government  restructured  and  reconstituted  the  said National Health Agency as the National Health Authority (NHA) for better implementation  of  PMJAY.  The  National  Health  Authority  has  been  set  up  as  an attached office to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with full functional autonomy. A full time Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in the rank of Secretary to the Government of  India  has  been  appointed  by  the  Government  to  act  with  complete  operational control over NHA for implementation of PMJAY.

Also,  an  11  member  Governing  Board  (GB)  has  been  established  as  the  decision making body of the NHA. The GB is responsible for policy matters related to PMJAY. It is headed by Minister for Health and Family Welfare. The GB has senior central and state  government officers as its members. It also has representation of two domain experts drawn from fields like Public health, Management etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 492 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Health Care Facilities
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 492 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 26 TH JULY , 2019 HEALTH CARE FACILITI ES

## †*492. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken notice of a report of NITI Aayog indica that  Bihar  and  Uttar  Pradesh  are  at  the  lowest  rank  in  respect  of  hea facilities; and
- (b) if so, whether the Government is likely to allocate more funds to strengt basic healthcare facilities in Bihar under NRHM in comparison to other stat that at least First Aid may be provided at Primary Health Centre level?

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a)& (b):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 492* FOR 26 TH JULY , 2019

(a):  NITI Aayog in collaboration with the World Bank and the Ministry of Health and family Welfare has brought out a comprehensive State Heal Index  report  'Health  States,  Progressive  India Report  on  the  Ranks  of States and Union Territories, June 2019'. The report ranks the Sates / UTs on the basis of their overall performance and incremental improvement o the period 2015 - 16  (Base  year)  to  2017 - 18  (Reference  year).  This  Health Index is a weighted composite index based on 23 indicators covering aspects  of  health  sec tor  performance  grouped  into  three  domains  namely Health Outcome, Governance and Information and Key Inputs / Processes. For better comparison, States / UTs have been classified into three cate viz., Larger States (21), Smaller States (8) and UTs (7) .

As per State Health Index report, overall health index of Bihar Uttar Pradesh, among 21 larger States, are 32.11 and 28.61 respectivel the year 2017 - 18 placing them relatively at lower position. The score var in the range of 28.61 for Uttar Pradesh to 74.01 for Kerala.

(b) :  'Public  Health  and  Hospitals'  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary responsibility of improving the primary healthcare lies with respective Government.  However,  under  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  support  is provided t o States for strengthening their healthcare systems based on proposals received from them.

Under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM) , higher  per  capita resources are allocated to the High Focus State sincluding Uttar Pradesh and Biharas compared to non- high focus States.
Lok Sabha Question No. 487 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Sea Erosion
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 487

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Sea Erosion

## *487.   SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to devise a permanent solution to prevent sea erosion in coastal areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the areas where groynes have been built in various coastal States of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 487 FOR ANSWER ON 26.07.2019 REGARDING 'SEA EROSION' RAISED BY SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN.

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. The Government is committed in taking proactive steps in combating sea  erosion  and  protection  of  India's  coastal  areas  and  coastal  communities.  Some  of  the important actions are:

-  Under  the  Integrated  Coastal  Zone  Management  Project  (ICZMP)  undertaken  by  the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the hazard line for the entire coast of the country has been delineated. The hazard line is indicative of the shoreline changes, including the sea level rise due to climate change and is a projection of impact due to sea level rise, and shoreline changes over a long period of time viz. over 100 years. This line is  required  to  be  used  by  the  agencies  concerned  in  the  Coastal  States  as  a  tool  for Disaster  Management  for  the  coastal  environment,  including  planning  of  adaptive  and mitigation measures. The hazard line is featured in the new Coastal Zone Management Plans of the coastal States / Union territories approved by the Ministry. The Coastal Zone Notification, 2019 issued by the Ministry of Environment,  Forest and Climate Change also  prohibits  ports  and  harbours  in  high  eroding  stretches  of  the  coast.  The  coastal regulations however permit setting up of erosion control measures in the coast.
-  In addition, under the ICZMP, shoreline management plans are being prepared for five coastal  stretches  viz.  Gulf  of  Kachchh  in  Gujarat;  Gopalpur  to  Chilka  and  Paradip  to Dhamra coast in Odisha; and Digha to Sankarpur coast and Sagar Island in West Bengal.
-  A  national  strategy  for  coastal  protection  along  with  guidelines  for  coastal  protection measures have been framed for all Coastal States and Union Territories by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

(c) There are in total 11 Groynes in the Gujarat coast, 45 in Kerala, 1 in Maharashtra, 16 in Andhra Pradesh, 89 in Tamil Nadu, and 45 in West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Graded Response Action Plan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 5711

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Graded Response Action Plan

## 5711.   SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of cities and villages where Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) for prevention and control of air pollution has been implemented; and
- (b) the  number  of  measurse  enforced  out  of  the  various  steps  outlined  under  GRAP  in such areas where the said plan has been implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has been formulated and implemented for  Delhi-National  Capital  Region  (NCR).  A  Task  force  has  been  constituted  to review the air quality status and consequent implementation of GRAP in Delhi-NCR. Based on the recommendation of Task force, various measures have been enforced which inter-alia include:
-  Ban on entry of truck traffic
-  Ban on industrial and construction activities
-  Closure of brick kilns, hot mix plants and stone crushers
-  Closure of coal/biomass industries
-  Efforts for uninterrupted power supply to minimize use of DG sets
-  Intensified mechanical sweeping and water sprinkling
-  Issuance of health advisory

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Sale of Products of Weaver Engaged in Handloom Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5710 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## SALE OF PRODUCTS FOR WEAVERS ENGAGED IN HANDLOOM SECTOR

## 5710.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any action plan has been prepared by the Government for sale of products of weavers engaged in handloom sector in international market;
- (b) if  not,  the  names  of  schemes  proposed  by  the  Government  in  this  regard; and
- (c) the names of cities in Bihar where such sale centres/counters have been set up.

## उत्तर ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): For sale of handloom products in international markets, Government of India, Ministry  of  Textiles  is  implementing  Handloom  Marketing Assistance (HMA), a component of National Handloom Development Programme  (NHDP).  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  Handloom  Export Promotion Council (HEPC), Chennai.  For sale of the handloom items  in Bihar, Ministry of Textiles has sanctioned 16 handloom expos, which include National Handloom Expos (NHEs), Special Handloom Expos(SHEs) and District Level Events (DLEs) during the last 4 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5708 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Welfare and Development Programmes under WCD
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5708

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES UNDER WCD

## 5708. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  transfer  the  benefits  prescribed  under  various welfare and development programmes for the betterment of boys, girls and women from lower strata of society directly into their bank accounts by linking them with their Aadhaar No.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said schemes have been reviewed by the Government or Non-Government Organisations or any other agencies to ensure that targeted population avails the benefit of the said schemes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) as a Centrally Sponsored Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme with effect from 01.01.2017. The benefits under PMMVY are available to all eligible beneficiaries, irrespective of their social status, for first living child of the family. Under the scheme, Rs.5,000/- is directly transferred, inter alia, to the Aadhaar linked bank account of each eligible beneficiary in three  instalments during  pregnancy  and  lactation  subject  to the  beneficiary  fulfilling certain  health  seeking  conditions. The  eligible  beneficiaries  also  receive  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 Rs.6,000/-.
- (c) & (d): Status of implementation of PMMVY Scheme is reviewed by the Government at regular interval through video conferences, review meetings, monitoring filed visits, etc. to ensure that targeted beneficiaries receive benefits of the Scheme. In addition, a webbased software, PMMVY-CAS  is also being used to monitor the progress of implementation of the Scheme.

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