Lok Sabha Question No. 5559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA (PMMVY)

## 5559.  SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has noted that the provisions of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  (PMMVY)  violates  the  National  Food  Security  Act  (NFSA),  under  which  'every pregnant  and  lactating  mother'  is  entitled  to  maternity  benefits  of  Rs.6,000  system  by restricting benefits to the beneficiary mothers in the country and also reducing the financial commitment;
- (b) if so, the steps proposed by the Government to bring PMMVY in line with NFSA therein;
- (c) the details of women, who have received the benefits of full PMMVY since 2017 and number of districts covered under the said scheme, State/ UT wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the financial contribution as full compensation to the mother for the first child; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b): The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for maternity benefit of not less than Rs.6,000/- in such installments as may be prescribed by the Central Government. Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), maternity benefit of Rs.5,000/- is provided in three installments to eligible Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during the period of  pregnancy  and  lactation  for  the first living child. The  eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY),  administered  by  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets Rs.6,000/-.
- (c): The Government of India has approved Pan-India implementation of PMMVY to cover all the  districts  of  the  country  with  effect  from  01.01.2017.  The  State/  UT  wise  details  of number of beneficiaries who have received all the three installments under PMMVY since 2017 is at Annexure-I .
- (d) & (e):  Does not arise.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5559 for answer on 26.07.2019 raised by Shri Dibyendu Adhikari regarding Prdhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

The State/ UT wise details of number of beneficiaries who have received all the three installments under PMMVY since 2017 up to 22.07.2019:

| S.No   | State/ UT                   | Beneficiaries who have received all 3 installments from 01.01.2017 up to 22.07.2019   |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 2,280                                                                                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 4,10,134                                                                              |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | 3,880                                                                                 |
| 4      | Assam                       | 1,02,851                                                                              |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 1,17,685                                                                              |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | 6,878                                                                                 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 1,02,449                                                                              |
| 8      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      | 1,679                                                                                 |
| 9      | Daman And Diu               | 824                                                                                   |
| 10     | Delhi                       | 56,597                                                                                |
| 11     | Goa                         | 6,060                                                                                 |
| 12     | Gujarat                     | 3,28,466                                                                              |
| 13     | Haryana                     | 1,69,571                                                                              |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh            | 64,090                                                                                |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 52,019                                                                                |
| 16     | Jharkhand                   | 1,01,866                                                                              |
| 17     | Karnataka                   | 3,47,581                                                                              |
| 18     | Kerala                      | 1,68,833                                                                              |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                 | 171                                                                                   |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh              | 6,62,609                                                                              |
| 21     | Maharashtra                 | 5,56,165                                                                              |
| 22     | Manipur                     | 13,847                                                                                |
| 23     | Meghalaya                   | 3,713                                                                                 |
| 24     | Mizoram                     | 9,004                                                                                 |
| 25     | Nagaland                    | 5,551                                                                                 |
| 26     | Odisha*                     | 3                                                                                     |
| 27     | Puducherry                  | 6,046                                                                                 |
| 28     | Punjab                      | 1,25,116                                                                              |
| 29     | Rajasthan                   | 3,74,688                                                                              |
| 30     | Sikkim                      | 3,128                                                                                 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                  | 129                                                                                   |
| 32     | Telangana*                  | 0                                                                                     |
| 33     | Tripura                     | 15,762                                                                                |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh               | 8,19,893                                                                              |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                 | 37,761                                                                                |
| 36     | West Bengal                 | 2,80,843                                                                              |
| Total  | Total                       | 49,58,172                                                                             |