Lok Sabha Question No. 1045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Mother and Child Protection Card
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kesineni Sivanath

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th DECEMBER, 2025

## MOTHERANDCHILDPROTECTIONCARD

## 1045# SHRI KESINENI SIVANATH:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government collects data regarding the number of Mother and Child Protection Card (MCP Card) issued to beneficiaries in the country during the last five years;
- (b) if so, the details regarding the number of such cards issued till date, year-wise, State-wise and district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted/plans to conduct a study to analyze awareness and utilisation of MCP cards especially in rural areas across the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise; and
- (e) the amount of funds allocated and released for increasing awareness to ascertain the usage of MCP cards in the country, year-wise and State-wise especially for the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) & (b) The Mother and Child Protection Card (MCP Card) is a health record issued to pregnant women at the time of ANC registration. As per data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-21, there are 95.9% registered pregnancies, which cover mothers with MCP cards.

The State/UT-wise details of the registered pregnancies for which mothers received Mother and Child Protection (MCP) card including Andhra Pradesh, as per NFHS 4 & 5, is placed at Annexure I .

- (c) & (d) National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development had conducted a study on 'Evaluation of Usage of Mother and Child Protection Card by ICDS and Health Functionaries.'

Findings of the study were:

-  Over 90 per cent of AWWs, ANMs and ASHAs were aware about the MCP Card.
-  Among the beneficiaries, awareness about MCP card was better among mothers with children between 6 months and 3 years (82.2%).
-  MCP Card was used by all the functionaries for explaining about ANC services, preparation for delivery, danger signs in newborn, nutrition etc.
- (e) The State/UT-wise amount of funds allocated and released for maternal health activities, including increasing awareness about MCP card, since 2021-22, is placed at Annexure II

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1045 to be answered on 05.12.2025

## Annexure I

| S.No.   | State/UT                             | Registered pregnancies for which the mother received an MCPcard (%)   | Registered pregnancies for which the mother received an MCPcard (%)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT                             | NFHS 4 (2015-16)                                                      | NFHS 5 (2019-21)                                                      |
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar                  | 97.7                                                                  | 98.9                                                                  |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                       | 92.6                                                                  | 96.5                                                                  |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                    | 89.2                                                                  | 95.6                                                                  |
| 4       | Assam                                | 96.3                                                                  | 98.7                                                                  |
| 5       | Bihar                                | 79.9                                                                  | 89.5                                                                  |
| 6       | Chandigarh                           | 98                                                                    | 97.2                                                                  |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                         | 91.4                                                                  | 97.5                                                                  |
| 8       | Delhi                                | 86.6                                                                  | 94                                                                    |
| 9       | Goa                                  | 96.3                                                                  | 99.8                                                                  |
| 10      | Gujarat                              | 89                                                                    | 97.7                                                                  |
| 11      | Haryana                              | 92                                                                    | 96.8                                                                  |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                     | 95.4                                                                  | 98.7                                                                  |
| 13      | Jammu and Kashmir                    | 88.7                                                                  | 97.3                                                                  |
| 14      | Jharkhand                            | 86.9                                                                  | 91.5                                                                  |
| 15      | Karnataka                            | 89.3                                                                  | 97.6                                                                  |
| 16      | Kerala                               | 84.2                                                                  | 91.3                                                                  |
| 17      | Ladakh                               | 93.7                                                                  | 97.8                                                                  |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                          | 96.3                                                                  | 77.8                                                                  |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                       | 92.2                                                                  | 96.7                                                                  |
| 20      | Maharashtra                          | 90.9                                                                  | 95.5                                                                  |
| 21      | Manipur                              | 32.8                                                                  | 72.9                                                                  |
| 22      | Meghalaya                            | 93.6                                                                  | 93.3                                                                  |
| 23      | Mizoram                              | 96.6                                                                  | 96.1                                                                  |
| 24      | Nagaland                             | 73.6                                                                  | 92.4                                                                  |
| 25      | Odisha                               | 97.2                                                                  | 99.4                                                                  |
| 26      | Puducherry                           | 98                                                                    | 98.8                                                                  |
| 27      | Punjab                               | 95.1                                                                  | 96.9                                                                  |
| 28      | Rajasthan                            | 92.3                                                                  | 98.1                                                                  |
| 29      | Sikkim                               | 99.1                                                                  | 94.6                                                                  |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                           | 96                                                                    | 98.8                                                                  |
| 31      | Telangana                            | 89.1                                                                  | 96.7                                                                  |
| 32      | The Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 89.8                                                                  | 98.8                                                                  |
| 33      | Tripura                              | 83                                                                    | 93                                                                    |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                          | 93.4                                                                  | 97.1                                                                  |
| 35      | Uttar Pradesh                        | 79.8                                                                  | 95.7                                                                  |
| 36      | West Bengal                          | 97.4                                                                  | 98.4                                                                  |

## Annexure referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1045 to be answered on 05.12.2025

## Annexure II

| S.No.   | State/UT                         | Approvals for Maternal Health under NHMfrom FY2021-22 to FY2024-25 PIP Approval   | Approvals for Maternal Health under NHMfrom FY2021-22 to FY2024-25 PIP Approval   | Approvals for Maternal Health under NHMfrom FY2021-22 to FY2024-25 PIP Approval   | Approvals for Maternal Health under NHMfrom FY2021-22 to FY2024-25 PIP Approval   |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | State/UT                         | 2021-22                                                                           | 2022-23                                                                           | 2023-24                                                                           | 2024-25                                                                           |
| 1       | A&N Islands                      | 56.89                                                                             | 56.00                                                                             | 57.20                                                                             | 45.19                                                                             |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 18,854.41                                                                         | 18,217.36                                                                         | 17,648.77                                                                         | 19,080.03                                                                         |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 954.71                                                                            | 2,782.40                                                                          | 2,110.76                                                                          | 2,173.74                                                                          |
| 4       | Assam                            | 18,704.78                                                                         | 23,460.78                                                                         | 23,600.92                                                                         | 29,326.27                                                                         |
| 5       | Bihar                            | 56,787.02                                                                         | 93,403.07                                                                         | 76,475.50                                                                         | 69,211.23                                                                         |
| 6       | Chandigarh                       | 250.54                                                                            | 155.02                                                                            | 175.07                                                                            | 43.51                                                                             |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                     | 10,614.46                                                                         | 13,139.32                                                                         | 13,092.04                                                                         | 14,435.90                                                                         |
| 8       | Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | 132.38                                                                            | 120.50                                                                            | 118.45                                                                            | 208.21                                                                            |
| 9       | Delhi                            | 1,348.81                                                                          | 1,753.01                                                                          | 2,933.45                                                                          | 1,164.54                                                                          |
| 10      | Goa                              | 207.51                                                                            | 253.97                                                                            | 254.92                                                                            | 303.71                                                                            |
| 11      | Gujarat                          | 16,090.72                                                                         | 17,256.24                                                                         | 16,735.02                                                                         | 19,079.94                                                                         |
| 12      | Haryana                          | 3,677.17                                                                          | 8,545.07                                                                          | 5,168.13                                                                          | 6,873.66                                                                          |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                 | 4,847.96                                                                          | 3,966.34                                                                          | 5,735.67                                                                          | 9,749.92                                                                          |
| 14      | Jammu and Kashmir                | 7,224.70                                                                          | 8,538.46                                                                          | 8,905.30                                                                          | 8,912.49                                                                          |
| 15      | Jharkhand                        | 19,563.48                                                                         | 26,825.69                                                                         | 28,390.13                                                                         | 39,393.64                                                                         |
| 16      | Karnataka                        | 11,702.72                                                                         | 34,653.95                                                                         | 22,066.36                                                                         | 18,880.74                                                                         |
| 17      | Kerala                           | 5,264.06                                                                          | 8,076.10                                                                          | 6,958.33                                                                          | 6,496.03                                                                          |
| 18      | Ladakh                           | 346.34                                                                            | 346.83                                                                            | 345.56                                                                            | 559.24                                                                            |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                      | 80.51                                                                             | 43.56                                                                             | 44.54                                                                             | 44.62                                                                             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 44,246.13                                                                         | 44,246.84                                                                         | 50,583.12                                                                         | 47,381.70                                                                         |
| 21      | Maharashtra                      | 18,859.75                                                                         | 32,593.55                                                                         | 31,514.91                                                                         | 37,344.12                                                                         |
| 22      | Manipur                          | 1,724.77                                                                          | 2,321.01                                                                          | 1,997.28                                                                          | 2,467.03                                                                          |
| 23      | Meghalaya                        | 3,409.04                                                                          | 2,814.14                                                                          | 2,647.23                                                                          | 5,290.51                                                                          |
| 24      | Mizoram                          | 712.77                                                                            | 701.94                                                                            | 763.42                                                                            | 755.46                                                                            |
| 25      | Nagaland                         | 997.91                                                                            | 1,069.74                                                                          | 1,189.16                                                                          | 1,132.75                                                                          |
| 26      | Odisha                           | 18,829.11                                                                         | 25,983.09                                                                         | 25,432.89                                                                         | 20,818.32                                                                         |
| 27      | Puducherry                       | 755.23                                                                            | 590.61                                                                            | 593.95                                                                            | 656.66                                                                            |
| 28      | Punjab                           | 5,963.99                                                                          | 11,454.98                                                                         | 9,290.55                                                                          | 18,513.37                                                                         |
| 29      | Rajasthan                        | 47,038.23                                                                         | 41,408.15                                                                         | 41,408.15                                                                         | 44,404.12                                                                         |
| 30      | Sikkim                           | 220.78                                                                            | 625.88                                                                            | 210.59                                                                            | 369.35                                                                            |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                       | 11,323.47                                                                         | 22,044.14                                                                         | 44,410.48                                                                         | 19,247.20                                                                         |
| 32      | Telangana                        | 11,847.17                                                                         | 15,721.74                                                                         | 15,640.91                                                                         | 10,594.48                                                                         |
| 33      | Tripura                          | 1,673.57                                                                          | 2,558.16                                                                          | 2,606.73                                                                          | 2,571.85                                                                          |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 1,01,068.64                                                                       | 1,39,617.53                                                                       | 1,69,183.08                                                                       | 1,69,793.57                                                                       |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                      | 3,995.53                                                                          | 6,624.70                                                                          | 5,688.16                                                                          | 6,095.91                                                                          |
| 36      | West Bengal                      | 29,860.21                                                                         | 34,022.72                                                                         | 34,938.61                                                                         | 32,032.19                                                                         |
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