Lok Sabha Question No. 1687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Implementation of PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1687

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMMVY

## 1687.   SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been successful in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  under the scheme, State-wise, particularly Jharkhand, district-wise;
- (c)         whether  the  Government  has  devised  a  mechanism,  under  PMMVY,  for ensuring proper identification and for avoiding duplication of beneficiaries; and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), more than 3.11  crore  beneficiaries  have  been  enrolled  and  maternity  benefits  of  more  than Rs.12150 crores have been disbursed to over 2.77 crore beneficiaries since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022.

The State-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022 is at Annexure-I . The District-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled in the State of Jharkhand under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022 is at Annexure-II .

(c) & (d) Under PMMVY, maternity benefits can be availed only on the basis of Aadhaar number  of  beneficiary  so  as  to  avoid  any  duplication  or  malpractices.  The  eligible beneficiary receives cash incentive directly to their Bank/Post Office Account linked to her Aadhaar Number in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number  1687  for answer  on  16.12.2022 raised by Shri  Chandra  Prakash Choudhary regarding 'Implementation of PMMVY'

Statement showing State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT                 | Number of beneficiaries enrolled   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands          | 7,631                              |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                       | 14,89,780                          |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 29,050                             |
|         4 | Assam                                | 9,85,373                           |
|         5 | Bihar                                | 32,15,186                          |
|         6 | Chandigarh                           | 31,117                             |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                         | 7,34,843                           |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 18,455                             |
|         9 | Delhi                                | 3,83,753                           |
|        10 | Goa                                  | 24,714                             |
|        11 | Gujarat                              | 11,20,067                          |
|        12 | Haryana                              | 7,31,828                           |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                     | 2,45,462                           |
|        14 | Jammu And Kashmir                    | 3,10,807                           |
|        15 | Jharkhand                            | 7,99,128                           |
|        16 | Karnataka                            | 19,53,622                          |
|        17 | Kerala                               | 9,03,960                           |
|        18 | Ladakh                               | 5,004                              |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                          | 1,537                              |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                       | 32,00,067                          |
|        21 | Maharashtra                          | 32,25,799                          |
|        22 | Manipur                              | 61,465                             |
|        23 | Meghalaya                            | 46,074                             |
|        24 | Mizoram                              | 35,455                             |
|        25 | Nagaland                             | 33,557                             |
|        26 | Odisha                               | 7                                  |
|        27 | Puducherry                           | 31,271                             |
|        28 | Punjab                               | 5,39,576                           |
|        29 | Rajasthan                            | 19,46,812                          |
|        30 | Sikkim                               | 14,297                             |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                           | 15,20,028                          |
|        32 | Telangana                            | 3                                  |
|        33 | Tripura                              | 1,03,197                           |
|        34 | Uttar Pradesh                        | 55,05,537                          |
|        35 | Uttarakhand                          | 2,78,927                           |

| 36   | West Bengal   | 16,52,359   |
|------|---------------|-------------|
|      | Total         | 3,11,85,748 |

## Annexure - II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question Number 1687 for answer on 16.12.2022 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary regarding 'Implementation of PMMVY'

Statement showing district-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY in the State of Jharkhand since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District       | Number of beneficiaries enrolled   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1         | BOKARO                     | 46,992                             |
| 2         | CHATRA                     | 21,628                             |
| 3         | DEOGHAR                    | 34,445                             |
| 4         | DHANBAD                    | 42,005                             |
| 5         | DUMKA                      | 43,088                             |
| 6         | EAST SINGHBUM              | 41,806                             |
| 7         | GARHWA                     | 32,227                             |
| 8         | GIRIDIH                    | 52,776                             |
| 9         | GODDA                      | 39,725                             |
| 10        | GUMLA                      | 36,261                             |
| 11        | HAZARIBAGH                 | 42,232                             |
| 12        | JAMTARA                    | 20,824                             |
| 13        | KHUNTI                     | 16,429                             |
| 14        | KODERMA                    | 15,248                             |
| 15        | LATEHAR                    | 17,027                             |
| 16        | LOHARDAGA                  | 16,665                             |
| 17        | PAKUR                      | 24,721                             |
| 18        | PALAMU                     | 52,277                             |
| 19        | RAMGARH                    | 21,330                             |
| 20        | RANCHI                     | 56,486                             |
| 21        | SAHEBGANJ                  | 35,766                             |
| 22        | SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN        | 30,689                             |
| 23        | SIMDEGA                    | 19,812                             |
| 24        | WEST SINGHBHUM             | 38,669                             |
|           | Total no. of Beneficiaries | 7,99,128                           |

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