Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 96 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRI VANDANA YOJANA

96.      SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

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

- (a)       the  details  of  the  revised  expenditure, actual expenditure and percentage of sanctioned funds utilized under the Mission Shakti since, 2019, particularly the Samarthya sub-scheme;
- (b)      whether the Government is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       the actual number of beneficiaries who received payments under the PMMVY, State-wise;
- (d)      the  estimated  number  of  eligible  pregnant  and  lactating  women  as  per  the scheme guidelines, State-wise;
- (e)      the details of the percentage of beneficiaries who received one, two and three installments in Andhra Pradesh, year-wise; and
- (f)       whether there has been a decline in the percentage of beneficiaries who receive all installments under the scheme and if so, the details of steps taken to address this issue?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), more than 3.78 crores beneficiaries have been enrolled since inception of the Scheme in 2017-18 and till 02.02.2024.  Further, maternity benefits of more than ₹14,758.87 crores (includes both  Central  and  State  share)  have  been  disbursed  to  more  than  3.29  crores beneficiaries during the aforesaid period.

The  Government  of  India  has  introduced  Mission  Shakti  for  implementation  from 01.04.2022. The year-wise Revised Estimates (RE), actual expenditure and percentage of utilization of funds sanctioned against RE under the Mission Shakti, including Samarthya sub-scheme, is as under:

| Financial Year   | Scheme               |   Revised Estimates (RE) (Rupees in Crore) |   Actual Expenditure (Rupees in Crore) |   Percentage of utilization of funds against RE |
|------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2021-22          | Sambal               |                                     258    |                                 179.35 |                                           69.52 |
| 2021-22          | Samarthya            |                                    1863.09 |                                1733.03 |                                           93.02 |
| 2021-22          | Total Mission Shakti |                                    2121.09 |                                1912.38 |                                           90.16 |
| 2022-23          | Sambal               |                                     333    |                                 195.62 |                                           58.74 |
| 2022-23          | Samarthya            |                                    1946.93 |                                2144.53 |                                          110.15 |
| 2022-23          | Total Mission Shakti |                                    2279.93 |                                2340.15 |                                          102.64 |
| 2023-24 (till    | Sambal               |                                     462    |                                 189.01 |                                           40.95 |
| 30.01.2024)      | Samarthya            |                                    1863.25 |                                 611.73 |                                           32.82 |
| 30.01.2024)      | Total Mission Shakti |                                    2325.85 |                                 800.91 |                                           34.44 |

(c) to (f) The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefits under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 29.01.2024 is annexed .

The  year-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  provided  maternity  benefit  which includes one, two or three installments, under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 29.01.2024 in Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Financial Year                                     | 2017-18                          | 2018-19 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021- 22   | 2022-23        | 2023- 24*   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------|------------|----------------|-------------|
| Number of Beneficiaries provided Maternity Benefit | 1,53,0995,00,3615,12,6482,92,094 |                   |           |            | 39,2264,98,446 | 1,06,248    |

* Till 29.01.2024

In order to receive all instalments of maternity benefits under PMMVY a beneficiary needs  to  apply  and  fulfil  the  conditionality  attached  with  the  instalment  such  as Aadhaar,  Ante-Natal  Checkup  (ANC),  registration  of  child  birth,  first cycle of vaccination  etc.  The  reasons  for  not  receiving  maternity  benefits  beyond  first instalment inter-alia includes non-fulfilment of conditionality attached with the instalment.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number 96 for  answer  on  02.02.2024  raised  by  Shri  Kesineni  Srinivas  regarding  'Pradhan  Mantri  Matri Vandana Yojana'

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since inception and till 29.01.2024

| S. No   | State                                        | Number of Beneficiary provided maternity benefits   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  | 8,702                                               |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 1,56,2085                                           |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 27,757                                              |
| 4       | ASSAM                                        | 11,38,516                                           |
| 5       | BIHAR                                        | 32,24,139                                           |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH                                   | 33,397                                              |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH                                 | 8,21,088                                            |
| 8       | DELHI                                        | 4,15,874                                            |
| 9       | GOA                                          | 27,300                                              |
| 10      | GUJARAT                                      | 11,43,458                                           |
| 11      | HARYANA                                      | 7,67,486                                            |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 2,66,223                                            |
| 13      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            | 3,28,904                                            |
| 14      | JHARKHAND                                    | 7,37,046                                            |
| 15      | KARNATAKA                                    | 21,97,202                                           |
| 16      | KERALA                                       | 9,85,585                                            |
| 17      | LADAKH                                       | 5,767                                               |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP                                  | 1,834                                               |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH                               | 35,92,984                                           |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA                                  | 33,43,562                                           |
| 21      | MANIPUR                                      | 62,213                                              |
| 22      | MEGHALAYA                                    | 50,815                                              |
| 23      | MIZORAM                                      | 36,975                                              |
| 24      | NAGALAND                                     | 32,266                                              |
| 25      | PUDUCHERRY                                   | 32,307                                              |
| 26      | PUNJAB                                       | 5,83,503                                            |
| 27      | RAJASTHAN                                    | 21,43,143                                           |
| 28      | SIKKIM                                       | 14,559                                              |
| 29      | TAMIL NADU                                   | 15,29,099                                           |
| 30      | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | 21,470                                              |
| 31      | TRIPURA                                      | 1,08,784                                            |
| 32      | UTTAR PRADESH                                | 57,44,695                                           |
| 33      | UTTARAKHAND                                  | 3,17,229                                            |
| 34      | WEST BENGAL                                  | 16,38,005                                           |
| TOTAL   |                                              | 3,29,43,972                                         |

Note:- State Governments of Odisha and Telangana are not implementing PMMVY.