Lok Sabha Question No. 721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-26
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

721. SHRI C N ANNADURAI: SHRI NAVASKANI K: SHRI SELVAM G

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

- (a)         the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana alongwith its present state of implementation in the State of Tamil Nadu, districtwise;
- (b)      the details of funds released by the Government under the Yojana, during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)      whether the Government provides sufficient funds to States under the Yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)       the challenges faced by the Government while implementing the Yojana, and
- (e)    whether  the  Government  plans  for  increasing  the  amount  of  Direct  Benefit Transfer to the beneficiaries of the scheme, if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a) The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (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 the 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.

Under  PMMVY,  more  than  3.96  crores  beneficiaries  have  been  enrolled  since inception of the Scheme in 2017-18 and till 30.06.2024.  Further, maternity benefits of more  than  ₹15,401  crores  (includes  both  Central  and  State  share)  have  been disbursed to more than 3.44 crore beneficiaries during the aforesaid period.

The district-wise details of number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY in Tamil Nadu since inception of the scheme and till 18.07.2024 is at Annexure-I .

(b)  &  (c)  Sufficient  funds  have  been  released  to  States/UTs  for  implementation  of PMMVY upon completion of State Nodal Agency (SNA) compliances by States/Union Territories. The State/UT-wise details of Central share of funds released during the last three years under PMMVY is at Annexure-II .

(d) & (e) PMMVY is being implemented through State Governments/UT Administrations. No major challenges have been faced by the Ministry in implementing the scheme. In order to ensure proper implementation of PMMVY in States/UTs, the Ministry of Women and Child Development handholds all States/UTs on issues related to Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana portal; facilitates scheme implementation by supporting, planning and monitoring activities associated with the technology based solutions; developing Information Education and Communication (IEC) plans, training modules,  capacity  building  of  Accredited  Social  Health  Activist  (ASHA),  Auxiliary Nurse and Midwife (ANM) and Anganwadi Workers (AWWs).

No  proposal  to  increase  the  amount  of  maternity  benefit  under  PMMVY  is  under consideration in the Ministry.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 721 for answer on 26.07.2024 raised by Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani K and Shri Selvam G regarding 'Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana'

District-wise  Number  of  Beneficiaries  enrolled  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru Vandana Yojana in Tamil Nadu since inception of the scheme and till 18.07.2024

| Sl. No.   | District        | Number of Beneficiaries enrolled   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------|
| 1         | ARIYALUR        | 25,690                             |
| 2         | CHENGALPATTU    | 15,360                             |
| 3         | CHENNAI         | 1,29,357                           |
| 4         | COIMBATORE      | 1,04,903                           |
| 5         | CUDDALORE       | 74,913                             |
| 6         | DHARMAPURI      | 48,506                             |
| 7         | DINDIGUL        | 56,676                             |
| 8         | ERODE           | 47,047                             |
| 9         | KALLAKURICHI    | 9,919                              |
| 10        | KANCHIPURAM     | 89,400                             |
| 11        | KANNIYAKUMARI   | 41,507                             |
| 12        | KARUR           | 26,604                             |
| 13        | KRISHNAGIRI     | 51,997                             |
| 14        | MADURAI         | 92,750                             |
| 15        | MAYILADUTHURAI  | 6,916                              |
| 16        | NAGAPATTINAM    | 37,025                             |
| 17        | NAMAKKAL        | 42,605                             |
| 18        | PERAMBALUR      | 17,920                             |
| 19        | PUDUKKOTTAI     | 50,721                             |
| 20        | RAMANATHAPURAM  | 38,569                             |
| 21        | RANIPET         | 6,095                              |
| 22        | SALEM           | 97,525                             |
| 23        | SIVAGANGA       | 38,746                             |
| 24        | TENKASI         | 8,976                              |
| 25        | THANJAVUR       | 59,216                             |
| 26        | THE NILGIRIS    | 14,311                             |
| 27        | THENI           | 34,365                             |
| 28        | THIRUVALLUR     | 74,144                             |
| 29        | THIRUVARUR      | 35,122                             |
| 30        | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI | 74,782                             |
| 31        | TIRUNELVELI     | 71,257                             |
| 32        | TIRUPATHUR      | 8,068                              |
| 33        | TIRUPPUR        | 65,300                             |
| 34        | TIRUVANNAMALAI  | 71,674                             |
| 35        | TUTICORIN       | 41,708                             |
| 36        | VELLORE         | 96,749                             |
| 37        | VILLUPURAM      | 92,082                             |
| 38        | VIRUDHUNAGAR    | 49,736                             |
|           | Total           | 19,48,241                          |

## Annexure-II

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  &  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 721 for answer on 26.07.2024 raised by Shri C N Annadurai, Shri Navaskani  K  and  Shri  Selvam  G  regarding  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana Yojana

## State/UT-wise details of Central share of funds released during the last three years under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                                 | 2021-22 (Rupees in Crore)   | 2022-23 (Rupees in Crore)   |   2023-24 (Rupees in Crore) |
|-----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              | 1.19                        | 0.18                        |                        0    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                           | 20.22                       | 71.89                       |                       57.99 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1.13                        | 1.43                        |                        0    |
| 4         | Assam                                    | 35.47                       | 79.18                       |                      155.06 |
| 5         | Bihar                                    | 211.74                      | 171.74                      |                        0    |
| 6         | Chandigarh                               | 1.96                        | 0.62                        |                        4.08 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                             | 38.66                       | 72.75                       |                        0    |
| 8         | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 1.71                        | 1.84                        |                        0.91 |
| 9         | Delhi                                    | 28.31                       | 31.46                       |                       27.15 |
| 10        | Goa                                      | 1.09                        | 1.61                        |                        0    |
| 11        | Gujarat                                  | 46.32                       | 10.75                       |                       75.65 |
| 12        | Haryana                                  | 40.02                       | 63.66                       |                        0    |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                         | 21.17                       | 14.19                       |                       10.57 |
| 14        | Jammu And Kashmir                        | 39.34                       | 20.60                       |                       33.61 |
| 15        | Jharkhand                                | 58.39                       | 29.28                       |                        0    |
| 16        | Karnataka                                | 142.77                      | 148.87                      |                      113.97 |
| 17        | Kerala                                   | 53.37                       | 53.96                       |                       61.06 |
| 18        | Ladakh                                   | 0.38                        | 0.31                        |                        0.7  |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                              | 0.11                        | 0.01                        |                        0.24 |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                           | 130.29                      | 204.02                      |                      105.52 |
| 21        | Maharashtra                              | 99.50                       | 240.83                      |                        0    |
| 22        | Manipur                                  | 1.15                        | 3.45                        |                        7.93 |
| 23        | Meghalaya                                | 5.08                        | 6.26                        |                        0    |
| 24        | Mizoram                                  | 2.90                        | 1.99                        |                        1.41 |
| 25        | Nagaland                                 | 4.98                        | 2.03                        |                        2.42 |
| 26        | Odisha                                   | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |                        0    |
| 27        | Puducherry                               | 2.39                        | 1.96                        |                        0    |
| 28        | Punjab                                   | 16.47                       | 18.82                       |                       32.06 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                | 108.20                      | 81.84                       |                      123.23 |
| 30        | Sikkim                                   | 0.42                        | 0.70                        |                        1.28 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                               | 35.02                       | 68.03                       |                        0    |
| 32        | Telangana                                | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |                        0    |
| 33        | Tripura                                  | 4.53                        | 3.27                        |                       11.31 |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                            | 290.85                      | 500.68                      |                        0    |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                              | 20.71                       | 16.69                       |                       30.35 |
| 36        | West Bengal                              | 162.59                      | 63.23                       |                        0    |
|           | Grand Total                              | 1,628.42                    | 1,988.13                    |                      856.5  |