Lok Sabha Question No. 2590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: PM Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04/08/2023

## 'PM SURAKSHIT MATRITVAABHIYAN'

## 2590. MS.RAMYA HARIDAS:

## Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that many private medical practitioners are providing free of cost tests and treatment facilities to the poor pregnant women once every month in their clinics/nursing homes under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA);

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the criteria stipulated under the scheme;

(c) the number of women benefited under the said scheme in Kerala;

(d) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by Government to honour such private medical practitioners as well as to encourage more practitioners for extending such services to the poor women; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to take any new steps to include more families of the farmers under the scheme, if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) &(b)

Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides a fixed day, free of cost assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care on the 9th day of every month to all pregnant women in their 2nd / 3rd trimesters of pregnancy.

OBGY specialists / Radiologists/ Doctors working in the private sector are encouraged to provide voluntary services at designated public health facilities. A total of 7696 volunteers (private medical practitioners) have registered for the campaign across the country. State/ UT wise details of the same is placed at annexure

- (c) The number of pregnant women benefitted under the said scheme in the state of Kerala is 42801

- (d) The following measures have been taken by the Government to honour and encourage the private medical practitioners to extend their services voluntarily to pregnant women.
-  Appeal to private medical practitioners to volunteer and join hands for PMSMA by Hon'ble Prime Minister on the occasion of "MANN KI BAAT" episode on 31st July' 2019.
-  PMSMA 'I PledgeFor9' Achievers Awards have been instituted to celebrate individual and team achievements and acknowledge voluntary contributions by private doctors for PMSMA.
-  Centralised PMSMA Portal has been created for registering private practitioners.
-  MoHFW in collaboration with professional organisations viz. FOGSI (Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India), IMA (Indian Medical Association) and others, promote PMSMA through platforms like video conferences with member doctors and Lok Sabha TV etc.

(e) All pregnant women including from farmer families are entitled to receive services under PMSMA. Budgetary provision has been made under the National Health Mission (NHM) for IEC/BCC activities such as media mix of mass media/mid media, interpersonal communication, IEC Campaign, printing of various IEC materials, and so on, based on proposals received from States/UTs on promoting awareness of various maternal health programmes including Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA).

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Annexure

State/UT-wise private volunteers registered under PMSMA

| State                    |   Total Number of Volunteers registered under PMSMAtill 31-07-2023 |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Total                    |                                                               7696 |
| ANDAMANANDNICOBARISLANDS |                                                                 18 |
| ANDHRAPRADESH            |                                                                289 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                                                                  2 |
| ASSAM                    |                                                                125 |
| BIHAR                    |                                                                401 |
| CHANDIGARH               |                                                                  2 |
| CHHATTISGARH             |                                                                322 |
| DADRAANDNAGARHAVELI      |                                                                  8 |
| DAMANANDDIU              |                                                                  0 |
| DELHI                    |                                                                194 |
| GOA                      |                                                                 10 |
| GUJARAT                  |                                                                458 |
| HARYANA                  |                                                                382 |
| HIMACHALPRADESH          |                                                                 28 |
| JAMMUANDKASHMIR          |                                                                 33 |
| JHARKHAND                |                                                                142 |
| KARNATAKA                |                                                                514 |
| KERALA                   |                                                                 87 |
| LAKSHADWEEP              |                                                                  0 |
| MADHYAPRADESH            |                                                                846 |
| MAHARASHTRA              |                                                               1029 |
| MANIPUR                  |                                                                 26 |
| MEGHALAYA                |                                                                 11 |
| MIZORAM                  |                                                                 10 |
| NAGALAND                 |                                                                  2 |
| ODISHA                   |                                                                211 |
| PUDUCHERRY               |                                                                 10 |
| PUNJAB                   |                                                                124 |
| RAJASTHAN                |                                                                933 |
| SIKKIM                   |                                                                 13 |
| TAMILNADU                |                                                                191 |
| TELANGANA                |                                                                142 |
| TRIPURA                  |                                                                 18 |
| UTTAR PRADESH            |                                                                910 |
| UTTARAKHAND              |                                                                 44 |
| WEST BENGAL              |                                                                161 |

Source: PMSMA Portal