Lok Sabha Question No. 4134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023

## PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHIT MATRITVA ABHIYAN

## 4134. SHRI SANJAY SETH:

## Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to State:

- (a) the salient features of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan;
- (b) the funds released under the said campaign during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  people  who  have  benefited  from  the  said  scheme  in  Jharkhand  so  far, district-wise; and
- (d) whether private hospitals have also been linked to the said Scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

## (a), (b) & (d) The salient features of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan are as follows:

-  Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides a fixed day, free of cost assured and quality Antenatal Care on the 9 th day of every month.
-  Under  PMSMA,  all  pregnant women  are  provided services including drugs, laboratory investigations, ultrasound, and antenatal check-up by the Medical Officer/ OBGY specialist  at  designated  Public  Health  facilities  including  DH,  SDH,  CHCFRUs, non CHC-FRUs, and PHCs.
-  Obstetricians/  physicians  from  private  sector  and  retired  OBGY  specialists  are encouraged to provide voluntary services at designated public health facilities on the 9th of every month.
-  Group  Counselling  is  also  provided  to  all  pregnant  women  for  diet,  sleep,  regular ANC check-up, institutional  delivery,  and  breastfeeding  including  awareness  about supplementary nutrition.
-  Key focus area under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) is to generate  demand  through  Information  Education  &  Communication  (IEC),  Interpersonal  Communication  (IPC)  and  Behaviour  Change  Communication  (BCC) activities

The  funds  released  under  the  said  campaign  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise  is placed at Annexure -1

(c) The number of pregnant women who have benefited from the said scheme in Jharkhand is

917086. The district-wise status is placed at Annexure -2

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## Annexure -1

## State/UT wise Funds released (as per State Programme Implementation Plan) Approvals under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) during last 3 years (Rs. In Lakh)

|   S.N. | State/UT                           | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|--------|------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 5.00      | 3.00      | 6.33      |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh                     | -         | -         | 31.00     |
|      3 | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 13.50     | 13.00     | 15.00     |
|      4 | Assam                              | 49.59     | 46.58     | 39.50     |
|      5 | Bihar                              | 671.72    | 500.00    | 620.82    |
|      6 | Chandigarh                         | 2.40      | 2.40      | 2.40      |
|      7 | Chattisgarh                        | 20.00     | 14.37     | 6.10      |
|      8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | -         | -         | -         |
|      9 | Delhi                              | 12.00     | -         | 6.00      |
|     10 | Goa                                | 0.37      | 0.10      | 0.10      |
|     11 | Gujarat                            | 48.50     | 54.00     | 46.50     |
|     12 | Haryana                            | 29.00     | 32.50     | 32.50     |
|     13 | Himachal Pradesh                   | -         | -         | 48.00     |
|     14 | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 38.00     | 35.00     | 22.00     |
|     15 | Jharkhand                          | 292.00    | 622.00    | 99.00     |
|     16 | Karnataka                          | 43.00     | 43.00     | 43.00     |
|     17 | Kerala                             | 18.00     | 9.00      | 7.00      |
|     18 | Ladakh                             | -         | 12.92     | 12.92     |
|     19 | Lakshadweep                        | 0.20      | 0.22      | 0.40      |
|     20 | Madhya Pradesh                     | 13.10     | 10.00     | 52.16     |
|     21 | Maharashtra                        | 34.00     | 33.55     | 34.37     |
|     22 | Manipur                            | 15.00     | 55.75     | 55.75     |
|     23 | Meghalaya                          | 7.50      | 7.50      | 7.80      |
|     24 | Mizoram                            | 3.30      | 6.60      | 7.21      |
|     25 | Nagaland                           | 1.00      | 1.58      | 1.58      |
|     26 | Orissa                             | 41.00     | 41.00     | 36.00     |
|     27 | Puducherry                         | -         | -         | 1.60      |
|     28 | Punjab                             | 25.00     | 30.00     | 5.50      |
|     29 | Rajasthan                          | 41.75     | 42.92     | 75.37     |
|     30 | Sikkim                             | 2.50      | 2.50      | 2.50      |
|     31 | Tamil Nadu                         | -         | 15.80     | 3.16      |
|     32 | Telangana                          | 6.40      | 6.40      | 9.24      |
|     33 | Tripura                            | 4.76      | 8.00      | 16.82     |
|     34 | Uttar Pradesh                      | 107.95    | 99.41     | 68.20     |
|     35 | Uttarakhand                        | 5.60      | 5.60      | 5.60      |
|     36 | West Bengal                        | 29.00     | 30.00     | 342.72    |

## Note:

1. The above data is as per available Financial Management Reports submitted by the States/UTs.
2. After the Reorganisation of the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into the Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh, NHM funds to the UT of Ladakh were disbursed for the first time during 2020-21.

Annexure -2

| Jharkhand since inception District   |   Total number of pregnant women Received Antenatal care underPMSMA |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bokaro                               |                                                               52783 |
| Chatra                               |                                                                6044 |
| Deoghar                              |                                                               94007 |
| Dhanbad                              |                                                               15372 |
| Dumka                                |                                                               44261 |
| East Singhbum                        |                                                               67983 |
| Garhwa                               |                                                                8131 |
| Giridih                              |                                                               17001 |
| Godda                                |                                                               51483 |
| Gumla                                |                                                               69751 |
| Hazaribagh                           |                                                               56214 |
| Jamtara                              |                                                               16434 |
| Khunti                               |                                                               12671 |
| Koderma                              |                                                               12790 |
| Latehar                              |                                                               19019 |
| Lohardaga                            |                                                               16105 |
| Pakur                                |                                                                9266 |
| Palamu                               |                                                                2026 |
| Ramgarh                              |                                                                3965 |
| Ranchi                               |                                                               35372 |
| Sahebganj                            |                                                               31186 |
| Saraikela Kharsawan                  |                                                              143091 |
| Simdega                              |                                                               30784 |
| West Singhbhum                       |                                                              101347 |

Source: Data obtained from PMSMA Portal till 21.03.2023

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