Lok Sabha Question No. 1886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA, C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1886

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

1886.  KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATAP SIMHA: SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

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) implemented by the Government along with the total funds sanctioned and disbursed to States;
- (b) the total number of women/beneficiaries enrolled under the PMMVY as on 31.10.2018 along  with  the  number  of  women  and  amount  of  maternity  benefits  paid  to  them, State/UT-wise ;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  the  PMMVY  has  not  benefitted  all  the  pregnant  women  as  the scheme is applicable to the first birth only and if so, the details thereof along with the changes proposed to be made in the eligibility criteria of the scheme and also to make it National Food Security Act (NFSA) compliant;
- (d) the details  of  the  funding  ratio  of  the  scheme  between  the  Central  and  State Governments;
- (e) the  details  of  the  top  performing  States,  with  the  breakup  of  beneficiaries  enrolled, amount paid to them and total amount disbursed as on 31.10.2018; and
- (f) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of the scheme in terms of its ability to empower women and has met its stated objectives and if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (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) the cash incentive provided to improve health seeking behavior amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). The salient  features  of  the  PMMVY  are  at Annexure-I .  Under  PMMVY,  grants-in-aid amounting to ₹ 2,048.59 crores and ₹ 369.31 crores have been sanctioned/released to States/UTs during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 respectively.
- (b): The State/UT-wise details of the total number of beneficiaries enrolled and the amount of maternity benefits paid under PMMVY as on 31.10.2018 are at Annexure-II .
- (c): The maternity benefits under PMMVY are available to the eligible beneficiaries for first living  child  of  family.  About  51.70  lakh  beneficiaries  are  covered  annually  under PMMVY. There is no proposal to change the eligibility criteria under the scheme.
- (d): The  PMMVY  is  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  under  which  the  cost  sharing  ratio between the Centre and the States & UTs with Legislation  is  60:40,  for  eight  NorthEastern States & three Himalayan States, it is 90:10 and 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without Legislation.
- (e): On  the  basis  of  the  target  achieved  by  States/UTs  under  PMMVY,  the  top  three performing  States  as  on  31.10.2018  are  Andhra  Pradesh,  Himachal  Pradesh  and Madhya Pradesh respectively. The details of number of beneficiaries enrolled and the total amount paid/disbursed as on 31.10.2018 are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   | Target (Till December, 2018)   | Beneficiaries enrolled   | Total amount paid/ disbursed (in ₹ )   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,61,135                       | 4,57,139                 | 1,33,63,49,000/-                       |
|         2 | Himachal Pradesh    | 58,620                         | 73,846                   | 22,82,68,000/-                         |
|         3 | Madhya Pradesh      | 6,20,189                       | 7,69,087                 | 1,85,66,00,000/-                       |

(f): Implementation review is a continuous process.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1886  for answer on 21.12.2018 raised by Kumari Shobha Karandlaje, Shri Pratap Simha and Shri C.N. Jayadevan regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

## 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 (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 live child in the family.
- (viii) An  eligible  beneficiary  can  apply,  at  any  point  of  time  but  not  later  than  two  years  of pregnancy.
- (ix) The  grants-in-aid  are  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/-) is transferred to the Escrow 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 (after 6 months of pregnancy)                                                   | 2,000/-       |
| Second 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.  1886  for answer on 21.12.2018 raised by Kumari Shobha Karandlaje, Shri Pratap Simha and Shri C.N. Jayadevan regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Statement showing State/UT-wise details of the total number of beneficiaries enrolled and the amount of maternity benefits paid under PMMVY as on 31.10.2018

| Sl. No .    | State/UT                  | No. of Beneficiaries enrolled   | No. of beneficiaries paid   | Total maternity benefits paid (in ₹ )   |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1.          | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 2,586                           | 2,309                       | 88,33,000                               |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh            | 4,57,139                        | 3,81,447                    | 1,33,63,49,000                          |
| 3.          | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3,392                           | 2,584                       | 81,48,000                               |
| 4.          | Assam                     | 78,262                          | 64,736                      | 11,24,07,000                            |
| 5.          | Bihar                     | 2,36,263                        | 1,47,824                    | 24,38,41,000                            |
| 6.          | Chandigarh                | 8,962                           | 7,303                       | 2,53,81,000                             |
| 7.          | Chhattisgarh              | 1,64,314                        | 1,32,011                    | 34,06,99,000                            |
| 8.          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 2,912                           | 2,479                       | 73,51,000                               |
| 9.          | Daman & Diu               | 1,699                           | 1,257                       | 37,77,000                               |
| 10.         | Delhi                     | 64,589                          | 57,275                      | 20,16,41,000                            |
| 11.         | Goa                       | 6,914                           | 6,363                       | 2,50,09,000                             |
| 12.         | Gujarat                   | 2,82,407                        | 2,52,582                    | 90,71,52,000                            |
| 13.         | Haryana                   | 1,99,130                        | 1,71,294                    | 64,75,99,000                            |
| 14.         | Himachal Pradesh          | 73,846                          | 64,590                      | 22,82,68,000                            |
| 15.         | Jammu & Kashmir           | 53,869                          | 41,964                      | 10,36,50,000                            |
| 16.         | Jharkhand                 | 1,81,870                        | 1,44,339                    | 42,48,69,000                            |
| 17.         | Karnataka                 | 3,59,285                        | 3,14,094                    | 1,14,42,39,000                          |
| 18.         | Kerala                    | 1,89,929                        | 1,69,714                    | 60,76,39,000                            |
| 19.         | Lakshadweep               | 442                             | 307                         | 5,05,000                                |
| 20.         | Madhya Pradesh            | 7,69,087                        | 6,24,717                    | 1,85,66,00,000                          |
| 21.         | Maharashtra               | 4,31,902                        | 3,24,889                    | 1,19,59,49,000                          |
| 22.         | Manipur                   | 6,393                           | 4,937                       | 1,68,35,000                             |
| 23.         | Meghalaya                 | 1,404                           | 1,204                       | 42,00,000                               |
| 24.         | Mizoram                   | 8,344                           | 7,458                       | 2,87,32,000                             |
| 25.         | Nagaland                  | 1,794                           | 1,354                       | 46,83,000                               |
| 26.         | Odisha                    | 7                               | 5                           | 25,000                                  |
| 27.         | Puducherry                | 5,221                           | 4,318                       | 1,64,30,000                             |
| 28.         | Punjab                    | 1,42,365                        | 1,29,569                    | 47,24,68,000                            |
| 29.         | Rajasthan                 | 5,50,373                        | 4,79,131                    | 1,52,09,24,000                          |
| 30.         | Sikkim                    | 3,177                           | 1,046                       | 23,90,000                               |
| 31.         | Tamil Nadu                | 7,883                           | 0                           | 0                                       |
| 32.         | Telangana                 | 193                             | 0                           | 0                                       |
| 33.         | Tripura                   | 16,108                          | 11,229                      | 2,98,50,000                             |
| 34.         | Uttar Pradesh             | 10,11,187                       | 8,51,992                    | 2,85,63,76,000                          |
| 35.         | Uttarakhand               | 55,742                          | 48,205                      | 16,29,80,000                            |
| 36.         | West Bengal               | 2,50,672                        | 2,00,430                    | 79,29,80,000                            |
| Grand Total |                           | 56,29,662                       | 46,54,956                   | 15,33,87,79,000                         |