Lok Sabha Question No. 4712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-28
Subject: Women beneficiaries of PMMV Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Santosh Pandey, Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4712

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2025

## WOMEN BENEFICIARIES OF PMMV YOJANA

## †4712.             SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY: DR. ANAND KUMAR:

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

- (a) the number of women beneficiaries in the country particularly Bahraich Parliamentary Constituency  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Chhattisgarh  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  during  the  last  five  years,  district-wise  along  with  the amount of funds allocated during the said  period,  State-wise  particularly  in  the  said States;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to provide special assistance to women under the said scheme especially in the aspirational districts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  include  more  pregnant  women  under  the  said scheme and ensure maximum benefits to them;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any study on the success/effects  of the said scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure the benefits of the said scheme to reach maximum people?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (e) Since 01.01.2017, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) across the country (except Odisha and Telangana),  including  aspirational  districts,  through  the  officials  of  Women  &  Child Development and Health & Family Welfare Departments of States and UTs. The PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Maternity Benefit Scheme under which cash incentives of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in Direct Benefit Transfer

(DBT) mode for first child. The eligible beneficiaries receive the remaining cash incentive, as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana after institutional delivery,  so  that  on  an  average  a  woman  gets  ₹6,000/-.  Cash  incentive  of  ₹6,000/-  is  also provided under PMMVY to eligible beneficiaries for second child subject to the second child being a girl.

The State/ UT-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled, beneficiaries paid and amount disbursed under PMMVY is placed at Annexure-I .

The  district-wise  data  for  beneficiaries  enrolled,  beneficiaries  paid  and  amount disbursed for the State of Uttar Pradesh under PMMVY is placed at Annexure-II .

The  district-wise  data  for  beneficiaries  enrolled,  beneficiaries  paid  and  amount disbursed for the State of Chhattisgarh under PMMVY is placed at Annexure-III .

With the introduction of umbrella Mission Shakti from 1 st April, 2022, the number of instalments under PMMVY for the first child have been reduced from three (3) to two (2). Further,  maternity  benefit  under  PMMVY  is  also  extended  for  the  second  child  subject  to second child being a girl. As a result of revision of scheme, a new online portal, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Software (PMMVYSoft) was developed and launched in March, 2023. Under PMMVYSoft, Aadhaar authentication through UIDAI is done digitally and National Payment Corporations of India (NPCI) verification is also ensured so that funds are directly transferred  only  to  the  DBT-enabled  Aadhaar-seeded  bank  or  post  office  accounts  of beneficiaries.

PMMVY is implemented in 34 States and UTs of the country. The Government of Odisha  is  in  the  process  of  onboarding  PMMVY  in  their  State  and  the  Government  of Telangana is not implementing PMMVY in their State. In 29 States and UTs, the scheme is implemented through the Women & Child Development Departments, where applications are registered at the level of Anganwadi Worker, and subsequent processing is done at the level of Supervisor,  Child  Development  Project  Officer  (CDPO)  and  State  Nodal  Officer.  In  the  5 States of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the scheme is implemented  through  the  Health  &  Family  Welfare  Departments,  where  applications  are registered at the level of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA), and subsequent processing is  done  at  the  level  of  Auxiliary  Nurse  Midwife  (ANM),  Medical  Officer  and  State  Nodal Officer. The registration, processing and day-to-day monitoring of PMMVY is done by the respective State and UT Governments. The release of Central funds to States and UTs is done in a timely manner provided they utilise the funds available in the State Nodal Agency (SNA) Account on time. States/UTs are regularly requested to clear the payments of beneficiaries under PMMVY Scheme.

Further, to facilitate the beneficiaries for tracking the status of their applications and payments, a 'Track and Search' feature is available on the PMMVY portal to show real time location and status of Application. Also, a Grievance redressal module has been implemented to lodge and track any PMMVY related grievances by any beneficiary.

The  Ministry  conducts  various  awareness  programs  including  those  on  Maternity Benefits  through  SANKALP-Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (HEW)  scheme  for  all States/UTs.  It  includes  various  Information,  Education  and  Communication  (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 which are conducted at field functionary levels. Further, the Ministry is also running special campaign for registration of eligible beneficiaries in all the States and UTs under PMMVY on a periodic basis.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question Number 4712 for answer on 28.03.2025 regarding Women beneficiaries of PMMV Yojana

## Annexure-I

Statement showing State/ UT-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled, beneficiaries paid and amount disbursed under PMMVY from Financial Year 2019-20 to Financial Year 2024-25 ( till 26.03.2025 ):

|   Sl. No | State/ UT                   | Beneficiaries Enrolled   | Beneficiaries Paid   | Amount Disbursed (in ₹ cr.)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 7,812                    | 7,276                | 3.36                          |
|        2 | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 13,85,172                | 13,64,274            | 627.98                        |
|        3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 31,982                   | 26,337               | 12.06                         |
|        4 | ASSAM                       | 13,96,307                | 13,00,478            | 611.21                        |
|        5 | BIHAR                       | 43,21,223                | 37,88,297            | 1,710.64                      |
|        6 | CHANDIGARH                  | 28,551                   | 28,674               | 13.00                         |
|        7 | CHHATTISGARH                | 9,34,770                 | 10,26,373            | 425.62                        |
|        8 | DELHI                       | 4,74,863                 | 4,60,478             | 206.68                        |
|        9 | GOA                         | 27,174                   | 26,510               | 11.52                         |
|       10 | GUJARAT                     | 13,49,183                | 13,26,737            | 539.99                        |
|       11 | HARYANA                     | 7,28,435                 | 6,78,739             | 318.06                        |
|       12 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 2,56,109                 | 2,39,443             | 113.88                        |
|       13 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 4,09,492                 | 3,99,873             | 178.38                        |
|       14 | JHARKHAND                   | 8,76,303                 | 8,30,387             | 360.99                        |
|       15 | KARNATAKA                   | 24,49,970                | 25,15,001            | 1,133.84                      |
|       16 | KERALA                      | 9,50,760                 | 10,08,045            | 444.10                        |
|       17 | LADAKH                      | 6,867                    | 7,160                | 3.14                          |
|       18 | LAKSHADWEEP                 | 2,626                    | 2,552                | 0.93                          |
|       19 | MADHYA PRADESH              | 35,89,337                | 40,34,223            | 1,739.74                      |
|       20 | MAHARASHTRA                 | 34,83,373                | 32,62,153            | 1,476.48                      |
|       21 | MANIPUR                     | 82,525                   | 76,184               | 36.75                         |
|       22 | MEGHALAYA                   | 70,682                   | 63,149               | 28.79                         |
|       23 | MIZORAM                     | 37,497                   | 30,872               | 14.75                         |
|       24 | NAGALAND                    | 46,284                   | 41,257               | 20.21                         |
|       25 | PUDUCHERRY                  | 34,686                   | 37,043               | 16.70                         |
|       26 | PUNJAB                      | 6,13,845                 | 6,63,422             | 298.05                        |
|       27 | RAJASTHAN                   | 21,52,167                | 24,83,211            | 1,003.55                      |
|       28 | SIKKIM                      | 23,740                   | 13,646               | 6.12                          |
|       29 | TAMIL NADU                  | 18,21,694                | 18,41,192            | 818.28                        |

|   30 | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU   | 20,830    | 20,508    | 8.99     |
|------|------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
|   31 | TRIPURA                                        | 1,20,127  | 1,30,466  | 55.68    |
|   32 | UTTAR PRADESH                                  | 52,58,052 | 49,14,052 | 2,275.01 |
|   33 | UTTARAKHAND                                    | 3,72,257  | 3,61,388  | 156.06   |
|   34 | WEST BENGAL                                    | 20,23,829 | 13,28,657 | 610.89   |

## Notes:

1. The Government of Telangana is not implementing the PMMVY scheme in their State.
2. The Government of Odisha is in the process of onboarding the PMMVY scheme in their State.
3. The number of beneficiaries paid can be higher than number of beneficiaries enrolled during the said period, as some beneficiaries registered in previous Financial Years have received the payments in the next Financial Year.
4. This information has been taken from the PMMVY Portal (https://pmmvy.wcd.gov.in).

## Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question Number 4712 for answer on 28.03.2025 regarding Women beneficiaries of PMMV Yojana

## Annexure-II

Statement showing district-wise data for beneficiaries enrolled, beneficiaries paid and amount disbursed for the State of Uttar Pradesh under PMMVY from Financial Year 2019-20 to Financial Year 2024-25 ( till 26.03.2025 ):

|   Sl No | District            | Beneficiaries Enrolled   | Beneficiaries Paid   |   Amount Disbursed (₹ in Cr.) |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | AGRA                | 1,08,999                 | 96,051               |                         44.61 |
|       2 | ALIGARH             | 1,03,395                 | 95,985               |                         44.62 |
|       3 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR      | 67,474                   | 66,760               |                         30.03 |
|       4 | AMETHI              | 53,025                   | 49,180               |                         20.24 |
|       5 | AMROHA              | 48,463                   | 46,721               |                         21.94 |
|       6 | AURAIYA             | 37,278                   | 35,377               |                         15.97 |
|       7 | AYODHYA             | 67,336                   | 63,584               |                         28.45 |
|       8 | AZAMGARH            | 1,03,170                 | 97,520               |                         44.22 |
|       9 | BAGHPAT             | 34,618                   | 30,442               |                         14.03 |
|      10 | BAHRAICH            | 1,30,411                 | 1,20,474             |                         57.09 |
|      11 | BALLIA              | 80,210                   | 77,980               |                         36.1  |
|      12 | BALRAMPUR           | 68,642                   | 59,230               |                         29.36 |
|      13 | BANDA               | 46,475                   | 44,582               |                         21.07 |
|      14 | BARABANKI           | 80,074                   | 74,888               |                         35.65 |
|      15 | BAREILLY            | 1,28,226                 | 1,19,901             |                         56.15 |
|      16 | BASTI               | 74,458                   | 67,859               |                         30.65 |
|      17 | BHADOHI             | 42,357                   | 37,724               |                         15.28 |
|      18 | BIJNOR              | 1,08,736                 | 1,02,170             |                         50.72 |
|      19 | BUDAUN              | 81,622                   | 76,000               |                         33.68 |
|      20 | BULANDSHAHR         | 79,288                   | 77,113               |                         35.52 |
|      21 | CHANDAULI           | 49,721                   | 44,800               |                         20.11 |
|      22 | CHITRAKOOT          | 33,512                   | 32,070               |                         15.04 |
|      23 | DEORIA              | 77,218                   | 76,730               |                         35.13 |
|      24 | ETAH                | 41,512                   | 35,846               |                         15.3  |
|      25 | ETAWAH              | 34,877                   | 33,266               |                         14.58 |
|      26 | FARRUKHABAD         | 53,405                   | 50,978               |                         23.44 |
|      27 | FATEHPUR            | 49,292                   | 46,037               |                         20    |
|      28 | FIROZABAD           | 62,030                   | 56,430               |                         25.13 |
|      29 | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | 41,865                   | 38,590               |                         18.17 |
|      30 | GHAZIABAD           | 1,13,711                 | 1,00,657             |                         47.76 |
|      31 | GHAZIPUR            | 95,747                   | 90,627               |                         40.8  |
|      32 | GONDA               | 75,770                   | 71,685               |                         33.79 |
|      33 | GORAKHPUR           | 1,04,522                 | 98,899               |                         44.73 |

|   34 | HAMIRPUR          | 29,397   | 27,982   |   12.21 |
|------|-------------------|----------|----------|---------|
|   35 | HAPUR             | 29,749   | 26,857   |   12.53 |
|   36 | HARDOI            | 99,985   | 97,108   |   46.69 |
|   37 | HATHRAS           | 50,239   | 42,831   |   19.69 |
|   38 | JALAUN            | 47,714   | 44,598   |   20.5  |
|   39 | JAUNPUR           | 1,03,371 | 98,691   |   45.7  |
|   40 | JHANSI            | 48,413   | 45,609   |   20.34 |
|   41 | KANNAUJ           | 36,023   | 34,262   |   15.91 |
|   42 | KANPUR DEHAT      | 49,365   | 45,847   |   21.06 |
|   43 | KANPUR NAGAR      | 1,14,064 | 1,05,678 |   48.7  |
|   44 | KASGANJ           | 41,577   | 39,093   |   17.17 |
|   45 | KAUSHAMBI         | 52,329   | 48,398   |   23.78 |
|   46 | KHERI             | 1,12,762 | 1,06,717 |   49.9  |
|   47 | KUSHI NAGAR       | 86,799   | 77,962   |   34.25 |
|   48 | LALITPUR          | 36,790   | 33,886   |   15.52 |
|   49 | LUCKNOW           | 73,391   | 68,455   |   32.16 |
|   50 | MAHARAJGANJ       | 92,125   | 90,281   |   40.01 |
|   51 | MAHOBA            | 26,817   | 25,192   |   12.37 |
|   52 | MAINPURI          | 47,179   | 43,393   |   19.24 |
|   53 | MATHURA           | 56,501   | 53,261   |   23.76 |
|   54 | MAU               | 51,605   | 49,378   |   23.09 |
|   55 | MEERUT            | 74,727   | 72,022   |   33.65 |
|   56 | MIRZAPUR          | 73,596   | 69,879   |   32.65 |
|   57 | MORADABAD         | 84,722   | 78,562   |   36.62 |
|   58 | MUZAFFARNAGAR     | 79,498   | 71,765   |   34.58 |
|   59 | PILIBHIT          | 49,356   | 46,027   |   19.28 |
|   60 | PRATAPGARH        | 82,619   | 78,728   |   38.18 |
|   61 | PRAYAGRAJ         | 1,47,391 | 1,36,239 |   63.68 |
|   62 | RAE BARELI        | 59,907   | 58,540   |   27.64 |
|   63 | RAMPUR            | 81,675   | 74,192   |   35.87 |
|   64 | SAHARANPUR        | 96,512   | 95,843   |   47.17 |
|   65 | SAMBHAL           | 47,705   | 46,003   |   22.02 |
|   66 | SANT KABEER NAGAR | 48,872   | 46,617   |   21.8  |
|   67 | SHAHJAHANPUR      | 1,03,836 | 1,00,567 |   46.85 |
|   68 | SHAMLI            | 44,534   | 40,947   |   20.06 |
|   69 | SHRAVASTI         | 24,713   | 20,952   |    8.77 |
|   70 | SIDDHARTH NAGAR   | 68,481   | 60,237   |   26.43 |
|   71 | SITAPUR           | 1,25,521 | 1,18,457 |   59.56 |
|   72 | SONBHADRA         | 47,033   | 40,524   |   17.71 |
|   73 | SULTANPUR         | 66,291   | 65,017   |   30.07 |
|   74 | UNNAO             | 88,737   | 83,109   |   38.63 |
|   75 | VARANASI          | 98,692   | 88,190   |   39.85 |

## Notes:

1. The number of beneficiaries paid can be higher than number of beneficiaries enrolled during the said period, as some beneficiaries registered in previous Financial Years have received the payments in the next Financial Year.
2. This information has been taken from the PMMVY Portal (https://pmmvy.wcd.gov.in).

## Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question Number 4712 for answer on 28.03.2025 regarding Women beneficiaries of PMMV Yojana

## Annexure-III

Statement showing district-wise data for beneficiaries enrolled, beneficiaries paid and amount disbursed  for  the State  of  Chhattisgarh under  PMMVY  from  Financial  Year  2019-20  to Financial Year 2024-25 ( till 26.03.2025 ):

|   Sl. No | State/ UT                        | Beneficiaries Enrolled   | Beneficiaries Paid   |   Amount Disbursed (in ₹ cr.) |
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | BALOD                            | 4,797                    | 4,636                |                          1.73 |
|        2 | BALODA BAZAR                     | 47,021                   | 52,872               |                         21.47 |
|        3 | BALRAMPUR                        | 8,840                    | 8,099                |                          3.55 |
|        4 | BASTAR                           | 35,407                   | 41,158               |                         17.28 |
|        5 | BEMETARA                         | 52,333                   | 61,289               |                         25.75 |
|        6 | BIJAPUR                          | 23,775                   | 28,880               |                         11.55 |
|        7 | BILASPUR                         | 21,910                   | 24,042               |                         10.4  |
|        8 | DANTEWADA                        | 54,774                   | 61,541               |                         24.97 |
|        9 | DHAMTARI                         | 41,993                   | 29,587               |                         12.72 |
|       10 | DURG                             | 34,745                   | 40,018               |                         16.6  |
|       11 | GARIYABAND                       | 23,718                   | 25,604               |                         10.53 |
|       12 | GAURELLA PENDRA MARWAHI          | 6,466                    | 5,826                |                          2.3  |
|       13 | JANJGIR-CHAMPA                   | 16,991                   | 19,209               |                          7.17 |
|       14 | JASHPUR                          | 40,441                   | 44,946               |                         17.88 |
|       15 | KABIRDHAM                        | 13,957                   | 13,662               |                          5.74 |
|       16 | KANKER                           | 38,366                   | 47,251               |                         18.56 |
|       17 | KHAIRGARH CHHUIKHADAN GANDAI     | 2,878                    | 1,861                |                          0.73 |
|       18 | KONDAGAON                        | 5,558                    | 4,405                |                          1.75 |
|       19 | KORBA                            | 26,716                   | 32,687               |                         12.91 |
|       20 | KOREA                            | 3,053                    | 2,767                |                          1.26 |
|       21 | MAHASAMUND                       | 46,798                   | 51,742               |                         22.83 |
|       22 | MANENDRAGARH CHIRIMIRI BHARATPUR | 75,217                   | 82,510               |                         35.1  |
|       23 | MOHLA MANPUR AMBAGARH CHOUKI     | 53,603                   | 59,010               |                         25.39 |
|       24 | MUNGELI                          | 6,182                    | 5,780                |                          2.31 |
|       25 | NARAYANPUR                       | 8,516                    | 9,809                |                          3.71 |
|       26 | RAIGARH                          | 7,057                    | 7,454                |                          3.14 |
|       27 | RAIPUR                           | 28,368                   | 34,655               |                         13.54 |
|       28 | RAJNANDGAON                      | 28,676                   | 29,817               |                         12.56 |
|       29 | SAKTI                            | 4,797                    | 4,636                |                          1.73 |

|   30 | SARANGARH BILAIGARH   | 47,021   | 52,872   |   21.47 |
|------|-----------------------|----------|----------|---------|
|   31 | SUKMA                 | 8,840    | 8,099    |    3.55 |
|   32 | SURAJPUR              | 35,407   | 41,158   |   17.28 |
|   33 | SURGUJA               | 52,333   | 61,289   |   25.75 |

## Notes:

1. The number of beneficiaries paid can be higher than number of beneficiaries enrolled during the said period, as some beneficiaries registered in previous Financial Years have received the payments in the next Financial Year.
2. This information has been taken from the PMMVY Portal (https://pmmvy.wcd.gov.in).

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