Lok Sabha Question No. 5672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-04
Subject: Hub for Empowerment of Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5672

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2025

## HUB FOR EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

## †5672. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA :

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government so far to make women empowered and selfreliant under "the Hub For Empowerment of Women Scheme" and the "Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana" across the country including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the number of women benefited through the said schemes, State-wise;
- (c) the  impact  of  the  said  schemes  on  the  health,  nutrition  and  economic empowerment of women;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take any new initiatives or undertake any improvements to make the said schemes more effective and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any challenges have been  faced by the Government  in the implementation of these schemes in rural areas; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to overcome these challenges?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f) :  Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing the Umbrella Scheme named as 'Mission Shakti' with effect from 01.04.2022 across the country including  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  which  aim  at  strengthening  interventions  for women safety,  security  and  empowerment.  The  'Mission  Shakti'  has  two  verticals 'Sambal'  for  safety  and  security  of  women  and  'Samarthya'  for  empowerment  of women.

'Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women  (HEW)',  a  component  under  Samarthya,  subscheme of 'Mission Shakti' is functioning as a Project Management Unit (PMU) for monitoring and supervisory unit of Mission Shakti Scheme. The HEW centres also engage  in  widespread  outreach  and  awareness  through  organising  awareness activities, camps, and campaigns to disseminate information related to women centric schemes, programmes, policies and legislations.

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) through 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.

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 (PMMVY Soft) was developed and launched in March, 2023. Under PMMVY Soft, Aadhaar authentication through UIDAI is done digitally and National Payment Corporations of India (NPCI) verification is also ensured digitally so that funds are directly transferred only to the DBT-enabled Aadhaar-seeded  bank  or  post  office  accounts  of  beneficiaries.  The  registration, processing and day-to-day monitoring of PMMVY is done by the respective State and UT Governments.

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 of Women & Child Development conducts various awareness programs including  those  on  Maternity  Benefits  through  Hub  for  Empowerment  of  Women (HEW) scheme for all States and 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.

A 100-Day Special Campaign for Women's Empowerment under HEW was conducted with  a  structured  approach  guiding  States  in  undertaking  a  week-wise  thematic activities like plantation drives, health camps, public interactions, mobilization drives, and gender sensitization workshops.

By adopting these practices, States/UT could contribute to strengthening the social, economic,  and  cultural  fabric  of  society,  advancing  the  mission  of  Women-Led Development and Viksit Bharat.

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under PMMVY and women assisted under the HEW during the last three years are at Annexure .

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in the reply to parts (a) to (f) of the Lok Sabha Un-starred Question No. 5672 for answer on 04.04.2025 regarding 'Hub for Empowerment of Women'

State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries under PMMVY

| Sl. No                              | State/UT   |         |         |
|-------------------------------------|------------|---------|---------|
| Sl. No                              | 2022-23    | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
| 1Andaman and Nicobar Islands        | 1291       | 856     | 1404    |
| 2Andhra Pradesh                     | 392312     | 150288  | 314404  |
| 3Arunachal Pradesh                  | 4533       | 1399    | 4879    |
| 4Assam                              | 179829     | 160354  | 279883  |
| 5Bihar                              | 731838     | 101686  | 802894  |
| 6Chandigarh                         | 5868       | 3038    | 4307    |
| 7Chhattisgarh                       | 160786     | 83540   | 389013  |
| 8Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 4199       | 2845    | 8610    |
| 9Delhi                              | 84713      | 42130   | 107770  |
| 10Goa                               | 6648       | 1486    | 8743    |
| 11Gujarat                           | 254947     | 158132  | 477012  |
| 12Haryana                           | 154175     | 12624   | 149956  |
| 13Himachal Pradesh                  | 44220      | 9315    | 57776   |
| 14Jammu And Kashmir                 | 56049      | 13012   | 141120  |
| 15Jharkhand                         | 91961      | 64824   | 245991  |
| 16Karnataka                         | 597325     | 164345  | 729323  |
| 17Kerala                            | 152962     | 76924   | 236039  |
| 18Ladakh                            | 699        | 1400    | 2510    |
| 19Lakshadweep                       | 70         | 531     | 994     |
| 20Madhya Pradesh                    | 570016     | 418306  | 1298493 |
| 21Maharashtra                       | 691219     | 93891   | 538936  |
| 22Manipur                           | 6494       | 7685    | 19812   |
| 23Meghalaya                         | 10330      | 3818    | 15449   |
| 24Mizoram                           | 6817       | 2423    | 3772    |
| 25Nagaland                          | 5532       | 2473    | 9274    |
| 26Puducherry                        | 6368       | 243     | 12918   |
| 27Punjab                            | 141304     | 83221   | 203913  |
| 28Rajasthan                         | 405991     | 186182  | 915462  |
| 29Sikkim                            | 2845       | 898     | 3068    |
| 30Tamil Nadu                        | 135752     | 286823  | 537054  |
| 31Tripura                           | 21027      | 7690    | 42422   |
| 32Uttar Pradesh                     | 1424694    | 277011  | 303300  |
| 33Uttarakhand                       | 67387      | 48451   | 117431  |
| 34West Bengal                       | 868049     | 0       | 0       |

## Note:

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.

## State/UT-wise number of women assisted under HEW

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | No. of women assisted   | No. of women assisted   | No. of women assisted     |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                           | 2022-23                 | 2023-24                 | 2024-25 (till 30.03.2025) |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          | 333                     | 354                     | 1235                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | 0                       | 0                       | 5740                      |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 11501                   | 15306                   | 38533                     |
| 4         | Assam                              | 1313                    | 3984                    | 6842                      |
| 5         | Bihar                              | 0                       | 583                     | 1556                      |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 3600                    | 5000                    | 6000                      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       | 18                      | 93                      | 138                       |
| 8         | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 0                       | 2863                    | 7031                      |
| 9         | Delhi                              | 94558                   | 92292                   | 55950                     |
| 10        | Goa                                | 0                       | 0                       | 958                       |
| 11        | Gujarat                            | 0                       | 267415                  | 215110                    |
| 12        | Haryana                            | 0                       | 0                       | 185594                    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 0                       | 682                     | 1417                      |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                  | 17110                   | 24574                   | 28413                     |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 0                       | 40                      | 10937                     |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | 0                       | 18600                   | 35550                     |
| 17        | Kerala                             | 0                       | 88581                   | 169026                    |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 0                       | 160                     | 799                       |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        | 0                       | 2300                    | 11200                     |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 0                       | 2608                    | 4317                      |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        | 4949                    | 9970                    | 7114                      |
| 22        | Manipur                            | 0                       | 0                       | 493                       |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          | 0                       | 49                      | 1027                      |
| 24        | Mizoram                            | 614                     | 728                     | 1989                      |
| 25        | Nagaland                           | 0                       | 3936                    | 7176                      |
| 26        | Odisha                             | 0                       | 0                       | 0                         |
| 27        | Puducherry                         | 0                       | 6379                    | 26685                     |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 0                       | 120276                  | 152076                    |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 0                       | 97109                   | 168353                    |
| 30        | Sikkim                             | 0                       | 0                       | 87                        |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                         | 0                       | 81257                   | 252382                    |
| 32        | Telangana                          | 0                       | 611                     | 1086                      |
| 33        | Tripura                            | 0                       | 11                      | 102                       |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 31375                   | 30619                   | 29824                     |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        | 26025                   | 21887                   | 31840                     |

## Note:

1. The State of West Bengal is not implementing the HEW scheme in the State.
2. The State of Odisha onboarded recently.

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