Lok Sabha Question No. 4867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Compensation to Pregnant Women under PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4867

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2022

## COMPENSATION TO PREGNANT WOMEN UNDER PMMVY

4867.     SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

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

- (a) the metrics of the health-seeking behaviour that Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  (PMMVY)  is  incentivizing  and  the  Government  is  tracking  under  the scheme;
- (b) whether  partial  wage  compensation  to  women  during  pregnancy  to  ensure adequate rest to such women is one of the objectives of the PMMVY and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  weeks  or  months  of  wage  compensation  does  the  Government intend for the Rs. 5000 to cover under the scheme such that women can take adequate rest during their pregnancy;
- (d) the percentage of women receiving the first two installments under the scheme who were working at the time of enrollment with the scheme; and
- (e) the percentage of women who have been able to take at least three months rest during their pregnancy and did not work during the time period due to PMMVY support?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        The  Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) envisages providing cash incentive of ₹ 5,000/- in three installments directly to the Bank/ Post Office Accounts of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) in DBT Mode during pregnancy and lactation in response to individuals fulfilling specific conditions as detailed below:

| Cash Transfer      | Conditions                                                                                                                  | Amount (in ₹)   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| First Installment  |  Early Registration of Pregnancy                                                                                           | 1,000/-         |
| Second Installment |  Received at least one antenatal check- up (Payment after 6 months of pregnancy)                                           | 2,000/-         |
| Third Installment  |  Child birth is registered  Child has received first cycle of BCG, OPV, DPT and Hepatitis-B or its equivalent/ substitute | 2,000/-         |

Under the  scheme  early  registration  of  pregnancy,  one  ante-natal  check-up  (ANC)  and first cycle of vaccination of child are monitored and tcked.

(b) & (c)   Yes, Sir. The objectives of the scheme are: (i) providing partial compensation for the  wage  loss  in  terms  of  cash  incentives  so  that  the  woman  can  take  adequate  rest before and after delivery of the first living child; and (ii) the cash incentives provided would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).

The  Ministry  is  implementing  PMMVY  in  accordance  with  the  National  Food Security  Act,  2013  (NFSA)  which  provides  that  subject  to  such  schemes  as  may  be framed by the Central Government, every Pregnant Women & Lactating Mother (PW&LM), except  those  who  are  in  regular  employment  with  the  Central  Government  or  State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, shall be entitled to maternity benefit of not less than  rupees  six  thousand,  in  such  instalments  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  Central Government.   Accordingly, under PMMVY, payment of maternity benefits of ₹ 5,000/- in beneficiary's  bank/post  office  account  is  provided  in  three  instalments.  The  eligible beneficiary  receives  the  remaining  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 ₹ 6000/-.

(d) & (e)         Employment status of the beneficiaries is not captured under the Scheme and thus this information is not available with the Ministry.

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