Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

1650.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a)      the number of eligible and registered beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), State-wise especially district-wise in Jharkhand;
- (b)      the  amount sanctioned and disbursed under the said scheme in 2021-22 so far; and
- (c)      the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  integrate  more  pregnant women into the programme and ensure maximum outreach?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       The State/UT-wise, details of number of beneficiaries enrolled since inception of the scheme and till 25.01.2022 is at Annexure-I .  The district-wise details of number of beneficiaries  enrolled  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand  since  inception  of  the  scheme  and  till 25.01.2022 is at Annexure-II .
- (b)        The  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  amount  of  maternity  benefits  disbursed  to eligible beneficiaries under PMMVY during the financial year 2021-22 and till 25.01.2022 is as under:

|   Total Amount Sanctioned during 2021- 22 (As on 25.01.2022)* (Rupees in Crore) |   Total Maternity Benefit Disbursed during 2021-22 (As on 25.01.2022)** (Rupees in Crore) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                         1088.36 |                                                                                   1383.47 |

(c)    In order to facilitate inclusion of single mothers and abandoned wives, Government has  envisaged  that  the  written  consent  and  the  Aadhaar  of  husband  is  not  to  be  a mandatory  criteria  in  the  modified  guidelines  of  PMMVY  component  under  recently launched Mission Shakti.

Further,  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  Behaviour  Change  Communication  (BCC) activities  such  as,  prabhat  pheri,  nukkad  natak,  newspaper  advertisement,  airing  radio jingles,  selfie  campaign,  door  to  door  campaign,  community  programmes  at  field functionary levels to ensure maximum outreach.

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## Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 1650 for answer on 11.02.2022 raised by Shri Jayant Sinha regarding 'Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana'

## State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since inception of the scheme and till 25.01.2022

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    | No. of Beneficiaries enrolled   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 6,867                           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 12,75,965                       |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 24,533                          |
| 4         | Assam                       | 8,14,637                        |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 26,58,244                       |
| 6         | Chandigarh                  | 25,909                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                | 5,96,820                        |
| 8         | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      | 15,112                          |
| 9         | Daman And Diu               |                                 |
| 10        | Delhi                       | 3,13,240                        |
| 11        | Goa                         | 20,341                          |
| 12        | Gujarat                     | 8,87,235                        |
| 13        | Haryana                     | 6,07,812                        |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh            | 2,08,042                        |
| 15        | Jammu And Kashmir           | 2,54,252                        |
| 16        | Jharkhand                   | 6,80,936                        |
| 17        | Karnataka                   | 16,26,522                       |
| 18        | Kerala                      | 7,61,779                        |
| 19        | Ladakh                      | 4,195                           |
| 20        | Lakshadweep                 | 1,440                           |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh              | 26,48,535                       |
| 22        | Maharashtra                 | 26,51,284                       |
| 23        | Manipur                     | 55,472                          |
| 24        | Meghalaya                   | 36,269                          |
| 25        | Mizoram                     | 28,054                          |
| 26        | Nagaland                    | 28,342                          |
| 27        | Odisha                      | 7                               |
| 28        | Puducherry                  | 26,042                          |
| 29        | Punjab                      | 4,54,031                        |
| 30        | Rajasthan                   | 16,01,544                       |
| 31        | Sikkim                      | 12,047                          |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu                  | 12,86,906                       |
| 33        | Telangana                   | 3                               |
| 34        | Tripura                     | 87,501                          |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh               | 45,61,249                       |
| 36        | Uttarakhand                 | 2,26,332                        |
| 37        | West Bengal                 | 13,19,612                       |
|           | Grand Total                 | 2,58,07,111                     |

Statement referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  Number 1650  for  answer  on  11.02.2022  raised  by  Shri  Jayant  Sinha  regarding  'Pradhan  Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana'

District-wise details of number of beneficiaries enrolled in the State of Jharkhand under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since inception of the scheme and till 25.01.2022

|   Sl. No. | District name       | Number of Beneficiaries enrolled since inception of the scheme and till 25.01.2022   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | BOKARO              | 39,766                                                                               |
|         2 | CHATRA              | 17,430                                                                               |
|         3 | DEOGHAR             | 30,537                                                                               |
|         4 | DHANBAD             | 39,787                                                                               |
|         5 | DUMKA               | 35,623                                                                               |
|         6 | EAST SINGHBUM       | 34,883                                                                               |
|         7 | GARHWA              | 26,952                                                                               |
|         8 | GIRIDIH             | 45,792                                                                               |
|         9 | GODDA               | 33,610                                                                               |
|        10 | GUMLA               | 28,072                                                                               |
|        11 | HAZARIBAGH          | 35,584                                                                               |
|        12 | JAMTARA             | 18,766                                                                               |
|        13 | KHUNTI              | 13,613                                                                               |
|        14 | KODERMA             | 13,270                                                                               |
|        15 | LATEHAR             | 16,202                                                                               |
|        16 | LOHARDAGA           | 13,724                                                                               |
|        17 | PAKUR               | 21,449                                                                               |
|        18 | PALAMU              | 46,788                                                                               |
|        19 | RAMGARH             | 17,197                                                                               |
|        20 | RANCHI              | 45,031                                                                               |
|        21 | SAHEBGANJ           | 29,696                                                                               |
|        22 | SARAIKELA KHARSAWAN | 25,680                                                                               |
|        23 | SIMDEGA             | 17,101                                                                               |
|        24 | WEST SINGHBHUM      | 34,383                                                                               |