Lok Sabha Question No. 4346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: PMMV Yojana in Rajasthan
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4346

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## PMMV YOJANA IN RAJASTHAN

## 4346.  DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a)       the number of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) in Rajasthan, district-wise;
- (b)       the number of beneficiaries in Udaipur, Salumber, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan, block and category-wise;
- (c)       the funds allocated under this scheme to the State during the years 2021-22 to 2023-24;
- (d)       the mechanism of identifying the beneficiaries; and
- (e)       the steps taken by the Government to ensure maximum reach of the benefits of this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  district-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled  in  Rajasthan  under  Pradhan Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY)  since  inception  of  the  scheme  and  till 15.12.2024 is at Annexure-I .
- (b) The district-wise and category-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled in Udaipur, Salumber, Dungarpur, and Pratapgarh districts of Rajasthan is at Annexure-II .
- (c) The central share of funds released to the State Government of Rajasthan under PMMVY during 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 is Rs.108.20 Crores, Rs.81.84 Crores and Rs.123.23 Crores respectively.

(d)  Pregnant  Woman  and  Lactating  Mothers  (PW&LM)  aged  between  18  years  7 months and 55 years belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged section of the society for the first two living children subject to condition that the second child is girl are eligible for receiving maternity benefits under PMMVY. All PW&LM in regular employment  with  Central  Government  or  State  Governments  or  Public  Sector Undertakings or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, are excluded. The criteria for determining socially and economically disadvantaged section of the society are:

- i. Women belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes;
- ii. Women who are partially (40%) or fully disabled (Divyang Jan)
- iii. Women holder of BPL ration Card
- iv. Women Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) under Ayushman Bharat.
- v. Women holding E-shram card
- vi. Women farmers who are beneficiaries under Kisan Samman Nidhi
- vii. Women holding MGNREGA Job Card
- viii. Women whose net family income is less than ₹8 Lakh per annum
- ix. Pregnant and Lactating AWWs/ AWHs/ ASHAs;
- x. Women holding Ration Card under NFSA Act 2013

(e) 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-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4346 for answer on 20.12.2024 raised by Dr. Manna Lal Rawat regarding 'PMMV Yojana in Rajasthan'

District-wise  number  of  beneficiaries  enrolled  under  PMMVY  in  Rajasthan  since inception of the Scheme and till 15.12.2024

| Name of the District*   | Beneficiary Enrolled   |
|-------------------------|------------------------|
| AJMER                   | 1,00,674               |
| ALWAR                   | 1,39,878               |
| BANSWARA                | 91,401                 |
| BARAN                   | 70,035                 |
| BARMER                  | 91,383                 |
| BHARATPUR               | 1,07,733               |
| BHILWARA                | 1,04,273               |
| BIKANER                 | 71,484                 |
| BUNDI                   | 54,974                 |
| CHITTORGARH             | 66,755                 |
| CHURU                   | 88,440                 |
| DAUSA                   | 70,138                 |
| DHOLPUR                 | 61,471                 |
| DUNGARPUR               | 73,872                 |
| GANGANAGAR              | 86,713                 |
| HANUMANGARH             | 81,056                 |
| JAIPUR                  | 2,05,763               |
| JAISALMER               | 20,164                 |
| JALORE                  | 44,767                 |
| JHALAWAR                | 74,296                 |
| JHUNJHUNU               | 86,453                 |
| JODHPUR                 | 1,18,480               |
| KARAULI                 | 58,663                 |
| KOTA                    | 58,983                 |
| NAGAUR                  | 1,16,115               |
| PALI                    | 81,087                 |
| PRATAPGARH              | 45,797                 |
| RAJSAMAND               | 51,256                 |
| SAWAI MADHOPUR          | 55,605                 |
| SIKAR                   | 1,14,861               |
| SIROHI                  | 36,615                 |
| TONK                    | 69,825                 |
| UDAIPUR                 | 1,41,922               |

## Annexure-II

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4346 for answer on 20.12.2024 raised by Dr. Manna Lal Rawat regarding 'PMMV Yojana in Rajasthan'

District-wise and Category-wise number  of beneficiaries enrolled in Udaipur, Salumber,  Dungarpur,  and  Pratapgarh  districts  of  Rajasthan  under  PMMVY  since inception of the Scheme and till 15.12.2024

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| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   | Number of Beneficiaries enrolled   | Number of Beneficiaries enrolled   | Number of Beneficiaries enrolled   |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|           |                        | Scheduled Castes                   | Scheduled Tribes                   | Others                             |
| 1.        | Udaipur                | 9,705                              | 77,643                             | 54,572                             |
| 2.        | Dungarpur              | 2,751                              | 57,849                             | 13,270                             |
| 3.        | Pratapgarh             | 3,525                              | 29,704                             | 12,568                             |
| 4.        | Salumber*              | 0                                  | 0                                  | 0                                  |

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