Lok Sabha Question No. 4514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Coverage of IGMSY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2016

## COVERAGE OF IGMSY

## 4514. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

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

- (a): the districts in which Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana is being implemented in the country, particularly in Odisha, State/UT-wise;
- (b): whether the beneficiaries receive direct financial benefit under this Yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (c): whether the Government proposes to extend the maternity benefit under the Yojana to other districts of the States in the country, particularly in Odisha; and
- (d): if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a): The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is being implemented in 53 selected districts across  the  country,  including  two  (2)  districts  of  Odisha  namely,  Bargarh  and  Sundargarh.  The State/UT-wise details of districts covered is Annexed .
- (b):  Yes,  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  releases  funds  under  IGMSY  to States/UTs. The States/UTs then directly transfer the financial/maternity benefit to the bank/post office account of the beneficiary.

(c) & (d): The proposal to extend the maternity benefit under IGMSY to other districts across the county is under consideration in the Ministry.

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## Statement referred to in respect of part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4514 for 12.08.2016 raised by Shrimati Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh regarding Coverage of IGMSY

## State/UT-wise details of districts covered, including districts of Odisha, under IGMSY

|   Sl. No. | Name of the States/Union Territories   | Number of Districts covered                         |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman and Nicobar Island             | South Andaman                                       |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                         | West Godavari                                       |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                      | Papum pare                                          |
|         4 | Assam                                  | Kamrup, Goalpara                                    |
|         5 | Bihar                                  | Vaishali, Saharsa                                   |
|         6 | Chandigarh                             | Chandigarh                                          |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                           | Dhamtari, Bastar                                    |
|         8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                                 |
|         9 | Daman and Diu                          | Diu                                                 |
|        10 | Delhi                                  | West, North West                                    |
|        11 | Goa                                    | North Goa                                           |
|        12 | Gujarat                                | Bharuch, Patan                                      |
|        13 | Haryana                                | Panchkula                                           |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh                       | Hamirpur                                            |
|        15 | J& K                                   | Kathua, Anantnag                                    |
|        16 | Jharkhand                              | East Singh Bhumi, Simdega                           |
|        17 | Karnataka                              | Kolar, Dharwad                                      |
|        18 | Kerala                                 | Palakkad                                            |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                            | Lakshadweep                                         |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh                         | Chindwara, Sagar                                    |
|        21 | Maharashtra                            | Bhandara, Amravati                                  |
|        22 | Manipur                                | Tamenglong                                          |
|        23 | Meghalaya                              | East Garo Hills                                     |
|        24 | Mizoram                                | Lawngtlai                                           |
|        25 | Nagaland                               | Kohima                                              |
|        26 | Odisha                                 | Bargarh, Sundargarh                                 |
|        27 | Pondicherry                            | Yanam                                               |
|        28 | Punjab                                 | Amritsar, Kapurthala                                |
|        29 | Rajasthan                              | Bhilwara , Udaipur                                  |
|        30 | Sikkim                                 | West Sikkim                                         |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu                             | Cuddalore, Erode                                    |
|        32 | Telangana                              | Nalgonda                                            |
|        33 | Tripura                                | Dhalai                                              |
|        34 | Uttarakhand                            | Dehradun                                            |
|        35 | Uttar Pradesh                          | Mahoba, Sultanpur, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar |
|        36 | West Bengal                            | Jalpaiguri, Bankura                                 |