Lok Sabha Question No. 2325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-13
Subject: Mother Child Protection Card
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH FEBRUARY 2026

## MOTHER CHILD PROTECTION CARD

## 2325 SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government collects data regarding the number of Mother Child Protection cards (MCP) issued to beneficiaries;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number issued till date, State/UT-wise and districtwise in the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years;

(c) whether the Government has conducted or plans to conduct a study to analyse the awareness and utilisation of MCP cards especially in rural areas across the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the details of the funds allocated and released for increasing awareness about the usage of MCPcards during the last five years, year-wise, especially in 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 the 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 is placed at Annexure I .

- (c) & (d) The 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 details of funds allocated and released for maternal health activities, including increasing awareness about MCP card, since 2020-21, for the State of Andhra Pradesh, is placed at Annexure II

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## Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2325 to be answered on 13.02.2026

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                                                                  |

Source - National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

Annexure referred in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 2325 to be answered on 13.02.2026

Annexure II

| PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               | PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               | PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               | PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               | PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               | PIPApprovals for Maternal HealthunderNHMfromFY2020-21 to FY2024-25 (Rs. in Lakh)                                               |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                                                          | PIPApproval                                                                                                                    | PIPApproval                                                                                                                    | PIPApproval                                                                                                                    | PIPApproval                                                                                                                    | PIPApproval                                                                                                                    |
|                                                                                                                                | 2020-21                                                                                                                        | 2021-22                                                                                                                        | 2022-23                                                                                                                        | 2023-24                                                                                                                        | 2024-25                                                                                                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 10580.17                                                                                                                       | 18,854.41                                                                                                                      | 18,217.36                                                                                                                      | 17,648.77                                                                                                                      | 19,080.03                                                                                                                      |
| Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. | Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. | Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. | Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. | Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. | Note: The above data is as per the available Financial Management Reports (FMR) submitted by the State/UTs and is provisional. |