Lok Sabha Question No. 3247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-18
Subject: Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION   NO. 3247

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2015

## INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA

3247.  SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI.

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

- (a): the salient features of Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) implemented by the Government for pregnant and lactating women;
- (b): the budgetary allocation under the yojana along with grant-in-aid allocated/released  and  utilised  and  number  of  women  beneficiaries  thereunder during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c): the number of districts covered under the yojana so far along with the number of districts and beneficiaries planned to be covered during the current year;
- (d): the measures taken by the Government to make the scheme more effective;
- (e): whether the Government is providing calorie rich food to children under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f): whether said scheme has been extended/integrated under National Food Security Act at present and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a): The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  Indira  Gandhi Matritva  Sahyog  Yojana  (IGMSY),  a  centrally  sponsored  Conditional  Maternity Benefit  (CMB)  scheme,  under  which  the  maternity  benefits  of  Rs.6,000/-  per beneficiary is provided in two equal instalments to pregnant and lactating mothers of  19  years  and  above,  for  first  two  live  births,  subject  to  fulfilment  of  certain conditions relating to maternal and child health. IGMSY aims to contribute better enabling environment to support the health and nutrition needs of pregnant and lactating  women by providing cash incentives in their bank/post office accounts between  the  second  trimester  of  pregnancy  till  the  child  attains  the  age  of  six

months.  It  also  attempts  to  partly  compensate  for  wage  losses  suffered  by pregnant and lactating women prior to and after the delivery of the child.

- (b): Under  IGMSY,  there  is  no  provision  of  State/UT-wise  allocation  of  funds.  The Year-wise  funds  allocated  under  IGMSY  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current years is as under:

| Year                    | 2012-13      | 2013-14       | 2014-15       |   2015-16 |
|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
| BE/RE (Rupees in Crore) | 520.00/84.00 | 500.00/300.00 | 400.00/360.00 |       438 |

The State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilisation reported under IGMSY during the last three years and the current year is at Annex-I . The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries covered under IGMSY during the last three years and the current year is at Annex-II .

- (c):      The IGMSY is being implemented in 53 selected districts across the country. The estimated  number  of  beneficiaries  for  the  current  financial  year  in  existing  53 districts is around 6 lakhs.
- (d): The  scheme  is  being  implemented  using  the  Integrated  Child  Development Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  platform  to  reach  the  intended  beneficiaries.  The scheme  promotes  adoption  of  optimal  health  and  nutrition  services  provided under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and ICDS Scheme through convergence. Mother Child Protection (MCP) card, a joint initiative  of  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  (MHFW)  and  Ministry  of Women and Child  Development  (MWCD),  is  a  primary  verification  tool  for  the scheme. MCP card helps to monitor services utilised by the IGMSY beneficiary.

(e): As per revised nutritional & feeding norms for supplementary nutrition in ICDS Scheme issued on 24th February 2009, the details are as under:

| Age group                                                   | Type of food                                                                                                                           | Calories (kcal.)   | Protein (g)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------|
| Children 6 Months to 3 years Severely under-weight children | Take Home Ration (THR) in the form of Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or Energy-dense Food. THR in small frequent meals to the child. | 500 800            | 12-15 20-25   |

| Children 3 to 6 years          | 1.Morning snack 2.Hot cooked meal                                                                      |   500 | 12-15   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|---------|
| Severely under-weight children | 1. Morning snack. 2. Hot cooked meal. 3. Micronutrient Fortified Food and/or Energy-dense Food as THR. |   800 | 20-25   |

- (f): The  Ministry  has  revised  the  entitlement  of  the  maternity  benefit  under  IGMSY from  Rs.4,000/-  to  Rs.6,000/-  per  beneficiary  with  effect  from  5 th   July,  2013  in accordance with the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.

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## Annex-I

## Statement referred to in respect of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3247 for 18.12.2015 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi regarding Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

## State/UT-wise details of funds released and utilisation reported during the last three years and the current year under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

2015-16  (As on 30.11.2015)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2012-13 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2012-13 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2013-14 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2014-15 (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (As on 30.11.2015) (Rupees in Lakh)   | 2015-16 (As on 30.11.2015) (Rupees in Lakh)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released             | Utilisation reported       | Funds released                                | Utilisation reported                          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 2734.68                    | 2902.53                    | 1814.47                    | 3174.35                    | 3,004.65                   | 2100.90                    | 1502.32                                       | NR                                            |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh        | 23.59                      | 11.69                      | 0                          | 11.91                      | 41.49                      | 41.49                      | 20.74                                         | NR                                            |
| 3         | Assam                    | 0                          | 674.85                     | 149.78                     | 2186.92                    | 1,744.74                   | 0                          | 872.38                                        | NR                                            |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 0                          | 2440.13                    | 1758.10                    | 3849.02                    | 4,862.81                   | 2747.60                    | 2431.4                                        | NR                                            |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 557.76                     | 936.79                     | 1456.53                    | 678.66                     | 859.86                     | 1500.00                    | 429.94                                        | NR                                            |
| 6         | Goa                      | 57.40                      | 159.29                     | 300.95                     | 115.68                     | 164.30                     | 257.60                     | 82.16                                         | NR                                            |
| 7         | Gujarat                  | 1271.23                    | 1078.92                    | 1007.80                    | 1085.70                    | 1,504.88                   | 1611.16                    | 752.44                                        | 842.02                                        |
| 8         | Haryana                  | 50.35                      | 94.63                      | 343.65                     | 46.20                      | 0                          | 216.42                     | 171.82                                        | NR                                            |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh         | 64.84                      | 83.74                      | 124.30                     | 140.36                     | 295.19                     | 177.74                     | 147.6                                         | 135.97                                        |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 349.04                     | 172.03                     | 665.24                     | 689.44                     | 522.38                     | 0                          | 261.2                                         | NR                                            |
| 11        | Jharkhand                | 0                          | 307.10                     | 34.64                      | 320.55                     | 0                          | 331.26                     | 17.32                                         | NR                                            |
| 12        | Karnataka                | 0                          | 1188.78                    | 1452.81                    | 1124.55                    | 0                          | 1203.03                    | 726.4                                         | NR                                            |
| 13        | Kerala                   | 553.45                     | 954.79                     | 1390.69                    | 1274.86                    | 934.59                     | 567.47                     | 467.3                                         | NR                                            |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh           | 1698.75                    | 1552.29                    | 2128.07                    | 1942.89                    | 3,627.44                   | 2690.56                    | 1813.72                                       | 3.5                                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra              | 0                          | 2066.32                    | 3160.24                    | 2078.19                    | 2,838.51                   | 2663.22                    | 1419.26                                       | NR                                            |
| 16        | Manipur                  | 43.72                      | 41.98                      | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                                             | NR                                            |
| 17        | Meghalaya                | 0                          | 58.64                      | 53.93                      | 33.18                      | 0                          | 0                          | 26.96                                         | NR                                            |
| 18        | Mizoram                  | 54.76                      | 26.20                      | 0                          | 28.54                      | 19.39                      | 0                          | 9.7                                           | NR                                            |
| 19        | Nagaland                 | 39.79                      | 15.79                      | 60.64                      | 57.09                      | 56.90                      | 56.90                      | 28.46                                         | NR                                            |
| 20        | Odisha                   | 336.84                     | 1498.41                    | 2038.85                    | 1549.84                    | 1,796.57                   | 1788.41                    | 898.28                                        | 1123.3                                        |
| 21        | Punjab                   | 0                          | 603.65                     | 66.20                      | 355.82                     | 0                          | 439.44                     | 33.1                                          | NR                                            |
| 22        | Rajasthan                | 0                          | 1629.49                    | 935.01                     | 1750.97                    | 3,640.40                   | 2156.69                    | 1820.2                                        | NR                                            |
| 23        | Sikkim                   | 8.75                       | 15.95                      | 7.87                       | 13.74                      | 24.12                      | 24.80                      | 12.06                                         | NR                                            |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu               | 0                          | 1430.12                    | 3032.19                    | 2997.68                    | 2,241.40                   | 2405.76                    | 1120.7                                        | NR                                            |
| 25        | Telangana                | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 1,877.78                   | 1877.78                    | 938.9                                         | NR                                            |
| 26        | Tripura                  | 0                          | 191.72                     | 161.76                     | 100.82                     | 209.70                     | 73.16                      | 104.86                                        | 73.16                                         |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh            | 0                          | 431.26                     | 95.29                      | 212.61                     | 0                          | 99.11                      | 47.64                                         | NR                                            |
| 28        | Uttarakhand              | 332.14                     | 299.18                     | 322.64                     | 525.19                     | 570.58                     | 418.16                     | 285.3                                         | NR                                            |
| 29        | West Bengal              | 0                          | 1941.95                    | 394.82                     | 1038.86                    | 3,016.90                   | 2072.68                    | 1508.46                                       | NR                                            |
| 30        | Delhi                    | 0                          | 413.55                     | 58.65                      | 580.78                     | 371.42                     | 412.75                     | 185.72                                        | NR                                            |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar        | 12.44                      | 12.44                      | 122.32                     | 116.36                     | 44.35                      | 44.30                      | 22.18                                         | NR                                            |
| 32        | Islands Puducherry       | 7.61                       | 7.77                       | 32.75                      | 11.71                      | 24.58                      | 45.63                      | 12.3                                          | NR                                            |
| 33        | Chandigarh               | 60.69                      | 86.21                      | 20.23                      | 129.77                     | 0                          | 32.80                      | 10.12                                         | NR                                            |
| 34        | Daman & Diu              | 0                          | 18.86                      | 4.13                       | 5.58                       | 18.70                      | 0                          | 9.36                                          | NR                                            |
| 35        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 0                          | 21.60                      | 11.29                      |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 5.64                                          | NR                                            |
| 36        | Lakshadweep              | 0                          |                            | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          | 0                          |                                               | NR                                            |
|           | Total                    | 8257.83                    | 0 23368.65                 | 23205.84                   | 28227.82                   | 34,313.63                  | 28056.82                   | 0 18195.84                                    | 2177.95                                       |

* NR - Not Reported

## Statement referred to in respect of part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3247 for 18.12.2015 raised by Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi regarding Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

## State/UT-wise details of number of beneficiaries covered during the last three years and the current year under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs                | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16 (As on 31.11.2015)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 65762     | 72988     | 49196     | NR                           |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 270       | 276       | 612       | NR                           |
| 3         | Assam                     | 13865     | 46663     | NR        | NR                           |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 75669     | 60733     | 52617     | NR                           |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 13613     | 11639     | NR        | NR                           |
| 6         | Goa                       | 3612      | 861       | 3958      | NR                           |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 26226     | 22982     | 27309     | 13457                        |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 2483      | 2915      | 4200      | NR                           |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 1780      | 2654      | 4198      | 2360                         |
| 10        | Jammu & Kashmir           | 10767     | 7246      | NR        | NR                           |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 7417      | 8700      | 8815      | NR                           |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 29069     | 26141     | 23342     | NR                           |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 31962     | 27025     | 13947     | NR                           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 66431     | 46494     | 55496     | NR                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 47071     | 46809     | 50238     | NR                           |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 0         | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 1199      | 850       | NR        | NR                           |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 2193      | 329       | NR        | NR                           |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 864       | 1052      | 333       | NR                           |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 39714     | 36012     | 38438     | 19288                        |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 12247     | 8319      | 7894      | NR                           |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 41940     | 36947     | 47043     | NR                           |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 1165      | 304       | 362       | NR                           |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 43178     | 41672     | 43203     | NR                           |
| 25        | Telangana                 |           |           | 87141     | NR                           |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 5031      | 2506      | 3740      | 956                          |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 14461     | 5560      | 2950      | NR                           |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 6955      | 13074     | 9830      | NR                           |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 58321     | 36090     | 53448     | NR                           |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 12049     | 15796     | 8365      | NR                           |
| 31        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 394       | 2858      | 596       | NR                           |
| 32        | Puducherry                | 518       | 171       | 722       | NR                           |
| 33        | Chandigarh                | 5953      | 3228      | 768       | NR                           |
|           | Daman & Diu               | 554       | 77        | NR        | NR                           |
| 34 35     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 1434      | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
| 36        | Lakshadweep               | 0         | NR        | NR        | NR                           |
|           | Total                     | 644167    | 588971    | 598761    | 36061                        |