Lok Sabha Question No. 2877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2877

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMMVY

## 2877.     SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- a. whether the Government has data from birth registration statistics and BPL statistics about  the  number  of  eligible  women  taking  benefits  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana in Madhya Pradesh;
- b. if so, the details and the extent of coverage of eligible population under the scheme in Madhya Pradesh in general and in the districts of Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur in particular; and
- c. the other measures being taken by the Government to improve the coverage to last mile?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b)  Madhya  Pradesh  is  the  top  performing  State  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since inception of the scheme in 2017-18 and till dated (06.03.2023). The State has enrolled 33.68 lakh beneficiaries and disbursed maternity benefits of more than ₹ 1491.48 crores (includes both Central and State share) to more than 32.91 lakh beneficiaries during this period. The Status of implementation of the scheme in the districts of Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur is as under:

| District Name   | Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled   | Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits   |   Amount Disbursed (₹ In Crore) |
|-----------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Panna           | 47,928                             | 47,308                                                |                           21.43 |
| Katni           | 57,493                             | 56,532                                                |                           25.52 |
| Chhatarpur      | 86,795                             | 85,204                                                |                           38.71 |

(c)         Under  the  revamped  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  under Mission Shakti,  the maternity  benefit  amounting  to ₹ 6,000/-  is  also  to  be  provided  for  the second child, but only if the second child is a girl child, to discourage pre-birth sex selection and promote the girl child.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has provided funds under PMMVY to all States/UTs  for  undertaking  information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  activities  in the States/UTs. The ministry also celebrates ' Matru Vandana Saptah ' every year to intensify implementation  of  the  scheme  and  create  a  healthy  competition  amongst  States/UTs. States/UTs  undertake  various  IEC  and  Behavior  Change  Communication  (BCC)  activities such  as  Prabhat  Pheri,  Nukkad  Natak,  Newspaper  Advertisements,  Airing  Radio  Jingles, Selfie  Campaign,  Door  to  Door  Campaign,  Community  Programmes  at  field  functionary level etc.

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