Lok Sabha Question No. 2293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Mother and Child Care Services
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Mahendra Singh Solanky

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2293

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## MOTHER AND CHILD CARE SERVICES

## 2293. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

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

:

- (a) whether the  Government plans to provide  assistance for  delivery  of  mother and child care services in far-flung areas of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  said  services  are likely to be started;
- (c) whether Government is taking steps to reduce the deficiency of funds for the salary of the staff appointed at Anganwadi Centres;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  number  of  Anganwadi  Centres  and  beneficiaries  in  Pratapgarh,  Deoria, Gonda-Bahraich  districts of Uttar Pradesh,  Balasore  district of  Odisha, Jodhpur district of Rajasthan and Dewas -Shanjapur constituency of Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Government of India is already providing assistance for delivery of mother and child care services in far-flung areas of Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and rest of the country under "Saksham Anganwadi & Poshan 2.0 (Anganwadi Services)" and "Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)".

Under Anganwadi Services a package of six services, namely, (i) Supplementary Nutrition; (ii) Pre-school Non-formal Education; (iii) Nutrition & Health Education;  (iv)  Immunization;  (v)  Health  Check-up;  and  (vi)  Referral  Services  is provided to all the eligible registered beneficiaries, viz., children in the age group of 0-6 years, pregnant women and lactating mothers through the platform of Anganwadi Centres across the country. Three of the services viz. Immunization, Health Checkup and Referral Services are related to health and are provided through NRHM & Public Health Infrastructure.

Also,  this  Ministry  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana (PMMVY) w.e.f. 01.01.2017 with the objectives of (i) providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive, so that the woman can take adequate rest  before  and  after  delivery  of  the  first  child;  and  (ii)  to  improve  health  seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).

The PMMVY 2.0 is a sub-scheme under Mission Shakti launched recently to provide  integrated  benefits  to  women  belonging  to  socially  and  economically disadvantaged sections of society. The revamped PMMVY under Mission Shakti now also  aims  to  promote  positive  behavioral  change  towards  girl  child  by  providing additional cash incentive for the second child, if that is a girl child.

The following changes in the salient features of PMMVY have been made with effect from 01.04.2022 with the launch of PMMVY 2.0 under Mission Shakti:

- i. The scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society;
- ii. The  maternity  benefit  is  to  be  provided  to  a  woman  for  the  first  two  living children provided the second child is a girl;
- iii. For the first child the maternity benefit of ₹5000 is  provided in two instalments under  PMMVY  and  the  beneficiary  is  also  entitled  to  receive  the  cash incentive  as  per  approved  norms  towards  Maternity  Benefit  under  Janani Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY)  after  institutional  delivery  so  that  on  an  average  ,a women gets ₹6000.
- iv. For the second child, the benefit of ₹6000 is to be provided subject to second child is a girl child in one instalment after the birth;
- v. The  beneficiaries'  husband's  Aadhaar  is  not  mandatory  for  availing  the benefits under the Scheme;
- vi. Cases of miscarriage/still births are to be treated as fresh cases for providing maternity benefit under the scheme.

(c)  & (d) Central  Government  releases  funds  to  the  States/  UTs  under  the General  component  for  the  honorarium  of  the  Anganwadi  Workers  as  well  as Helpers,  as  per  guidelines  of  the  scheme,  based  on  availability  of  Utilisation Certificates  (UC)  &  Statement  of  Expenditure  (SOE).  There  is  no  delay  in  such releases,  if  the  States/UTs  are  in  compliance  of  guidelines.  There  has  been  no decline  in  release  of  funds  to  the  States  /UTs  under  this  component.  Further, sustained  engagements  with  the  States/  UTs  is  undertaken  to  ensure  that  the challenges faced in the implementation of the Scheme are addressed timely.

(e)    The details of the number of Anganwadi Centres and beneficiaries, as reported in  ICDS-RRS  Portal,  in  Pratapgarh,  Deoria,  Gonda-Bahraich  districts  of  Uttar Pradesh,  Balasore  district  of  Odisha,  Jodhpur  district  of  Rajasthan  and  Dewas  Shanjapur constituency of Madhya Pradesh are  as under:

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| S . N o                                                            |                                                                    |                                                                    | No of ing AWCs                                                     |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    |                                                                    | Pre School Education                                               | Pre School Education                                               | Pre School Education                                               |                                                                    |
| S . N o                                                            | State Name                                                         | District Name                                                      | Report                                                             | Child ren (6m to 3yr) Child ren (3 to 6 yr)                        | Total Child ren (6m to 6yr)                                        | Pregna nt Wome n and Lactact ing Mother                            | Total Benefici aries (Childre n+ PW&LM)                            | Boy s (3 to 6 yr) s                                                | Girl (3 to 6 yr)                                                   | Total (3 to 6) yr                                                  |                                                                    |
| 1                                                                  | MADHY A                                                            | DEWAS                                                              | 1860                                                               | 55686 66938                                                        | 12262 4                                                            | 19424                                                              | 142048                                                             | 276 46                                                             | 281 17                                                             | 5576 3                                                             |                                                                    |
| 2                                                                  | PRADES H                                                           | SHAJAPU R                                                          | 1807                                                               | 57075 62106                                                        | 11918 1                                                            | 22377                                                              | 141558                                                             | 261 94                                                             | 262 44                                                             | 5243 8                                                             |                                                                    |
| 3                                                                  | ODISHA                                                             | BALESH WAR/ BALASOR E                                              | 4205                                                               | 86226 99459                                                        | 18568 5                                                            | 31960                                                              | 217645                                                             | 464 65                                                             | 447 77                                                             | 9124 2                                                             |                                                                    |
| 4                                                                  | RAJAST HAN                                                         | JODHPU R                                                           |                                                                    | 7571722512480                                                      | 29705                                                              | 9120                                                               | 38825                                                              | 721 6                                                              | 721 7                                                              | 1443 3                                                             |                                                                    |
| 5                                                                  |                                                                    | BAHRAIC H                                                          | 3472                                                               | 10278 1 77602                                                      | 18038 3                                                            | 68030                                                              | 248413                                                             | 310 65                                                             | 289 02                                                             | 5996 7                                                             |                                                                    |
| 6                                                                  | UTTAR                                                              | DEORIA                                                             | 3243                                                               | 45159 43865                                                        | 89024                                                              | 37946                                                              | 126970                                                             | 209 88                                                             | 221 12                                                             | 4310 0                                                             |                                                                    |
| 7                                                                  | PRADES H                                                           | GONDA                                                              | 2952                                                               | 77747 59050                                                        | 13679 7                                                            | 49996                                                              | 186793                                                             | 243 04                                                             | 235 65                                                             | 4786 9                                                             |                                                                    |
| 8                                                                  |                                                                    | PRATAPG ARH                                                        | 2721                                                               | 78508 56719                                                        | 13522 7                                                            | 32551                                                              | 167778                                                             | 245 56                                                             | 230 11                                                             | 4756 7                                                             |                                                                    |

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