Lok Sabha Question No. 1079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1079 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHIT MATRITVA ABHIYAN

## 1079. DR SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- a. whether the Government proposes to honour the doctors/ nursing homes associated with  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Surakshit  Matritva  Abhiyan  (PMSMA)  by  conducting  a survey in this regard;
- b. whether the Government is aware that under the PMSMA, thousands of doctors are serving  poor  pregnant  women  on  9 th of  every  month  by  conducting  free  tests/ treatment;
- c. if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;;
- d. whether the Government proposes to incentivise the doctors associated with the said Abhiyan; and
- e. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## ANSWER WELFARE

(DR.BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a to e) Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides a fixed day, free of cost, assured, comprehensive and quality Antenatal Care on the 9 th day of every month to pregnant women in their 2nd / 3rd trimesters of pregnancy at designated government health facilities. The services offered by registered doctors are voluntary in nature  and  are  uploaded  on  the  PMSMA  portal. PMSMA  'I  Pledge  for  9  Achievers Awards' are given to the doctors who volunteer for the programme.

As per the PMSMA portal, a total of 2937 doctors are providing services to pregnant women on the 9th of every month. The State/UT-wise number of registered doctors is placed at Annexure-1.

## ANNEXURE-I

## State/UT-wise doctor providing PMSMA services (source 'PMSMA portal') dated 13.07.22

|   S.no | State                       |   Total volunteers provided services |
|--------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|      1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                    0 |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                                   56 |
|      3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                                    0 |
|      4 | ASSAM                       |                                   42 |
|      5 | BIHAR                       |                                   47 |
|      6 | CHANDIGARH                  |                                    1 |
|      7 | CHHATTISGARH                |                                  163 |
|      8 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI      |                                    6 |
|      9 | DAMANANDDIU                 |                                    0 |
|     10 | DELHI                       |                                   28 |
|     11 | GOA                         |                                    0 |
|     12 | GUJARAT                     |                                  141 |
|     13 | HARYANA                     |                                  283 |
|     14 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                                    6 |
|     15 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |                                    6 |
|     16 | JHARKHAND                   |                                   14 |
|     17 | KARNATAKA                   |                                  188 |
|     18 | KERALA                      |                                   17 |
|     19 | LAKSHADWEEP                 |                                    0 |
|     20 | MADHYAPRADESH               |                                  493 |
|     21 | MAHARASHTRA                 |                                  386 |
|     22 | MANIPUR                     |                                   15 |
|     23 | MEGHALAYA                   |                                    3 |
|     24 | MIZORAM                     |                                    9 |
|     25 | NAGALAND                    |                                    0 |
|     26 | ODISHA                      |                                   73 |
|     27 | PUDUCHERRY                  |                                    0 |
|     28 | PUNJAB                      |                                   58 |
|     29 | RAJASTHAN                   |                                  433 |
|     30 | SIKKIM                      |                                    2 |
|     31 | TAMIL NADU                  |                                   20 |
|     32 | TELANGANA                   |                                    8 |
|     33 | TRIPURA                     |                                    1 |
|     34 | UTTAR PRADESH               |                                  406 |
|     35 | UTTARAKHAND                 |                                   13 |
|     36 | WEST BENGAL                 |                                   19 |

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