Lok Sabha Question No. 3520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Implementation of PMMVY
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3520

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMMVY

## 3520.  SHRI ESWARASAMY K:

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

- (a) whether maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) are being implemented as a legal entitlement under Section 4 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 for all eligible pregnant and lactating women, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  beneficiaries  covered,  funds  allocated/disbursed  along  with  the  current percentage of effective coverage under the scheme during the last three financial years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the delays in disbursement and Aadhaar-based verification issues are affecting eligible women, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  corrective  measures  being  taken  to  simplify  application  processes, strengthen digital systems and ensure timely disbursal of benefits to all eligible women, including those in rural and remote regions?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)       The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides that subject to such schemes as may be framed by the Central Government, every Pregnant Women & Lactating Mother (PW&LM), except those who are in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, shall be entitled to maternity benefit of not less than rupees six thousand, in such instalments as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has notified Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Rules, 2022 (PMMVY Rules) under sub-section 3 of Section 39 of NFSA on 22 nd December, 2022.

Under Pradhan Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojana  (PMMVY),  maternal  benefit  of  ₹5,000/ -  is provided to eligible Pregnant Women & lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during the period of pregnancy and lactation. The eligible beneficiary also receives the remaining cash incentive as per  approved  norms  towards  maternity  benefit  under  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY)  after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets ₹6,000/ -.

- (b)           The  number  of  beneficiaries  paid  and  funds  disbursed  under  PMMVY  from 01.04.2022 till 09.03.2026 is placed at Annexure .
- (c)        PMMVY is a DBT compliant scheme under which funds are directly transferred to Aadhar seeded bank/ post office account of the beneficiary, ideally within 30 days of successful enrolment on the PMMVY Portal. Under PMMVY Scheme, Aadhar based Verification has been mandatory since 01.04.2023. Further, Aadhar-based biometric verification through facial authentication has been made mandatory from May 21, 2025 for all new enrolments under PMMVY.
- (d)         In  recent  times,  the  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  corrective  measures  to simplify  application  processes,  strengthen  digital  systems  and  ensure  timely  disbursal  of benefits to eligible women, including those in rural and remote regions. Some of these are as under:
- i. New portal for PMMVY, which is completely paperless was launched in March 2023. As per earlier Guideline, physical forms were required to be filled and uploaded  in  the  earlier  PMMVY-CAS  portal  for  onward  process.  In  new system, physical application forms have been eliminated and complete online solution has been given.
- ii. Payments are through Adhaar Bridge Payment System [ABPS] as PMMVY portal is enabled for Aadhar-based biometric verification (by means of facial recognition) to confirm identity details of the applicants.
- iii. All  the  mandatory  provisions  like  Aadhaar  verification,  DBT  enablement  of bank account etc. are checked at the time of registration for faster processing.
- iv. Search and Track Status for all enrolled beneficiaries to check the approval and payment status of their applications.
- v. Grievance Lodging and status module for all citizens to lodge any PMMVY related grievance. The Module directly sends the grievance to the implementing authorities thus saving time and leads to swifter resolution.
- vi. PMMVY toll-free and multi lingual helpline (1515) is available for PMMVY related  enquiries  and  grievances.  For  transparency  purposes,  the  Applicants/ beneficiaries receive SMS in one of the 12 languages at different stages such as registration of application, rejection of registration, payment etc.
- vii. PMMVY Portal is LGD complaint till AWC level. LGD Seeding is introduced up to State/District/Block/ Village/GP/Ward level.
- viii. Open  API  allows  the  freedom  to  share  data  with  other  Central  and  State Ministry/Department.
- ix. MIS Data can be generated at State/ District/ Block/ Village/ Ward/ Project/ Sector/ Anganwadi level for detailed monitoring/ analysis.
- x. PMMVY  will  be  used  by  Anganwadi/  ASHA  workers  for  data  centric operations and viewing reports.
- xi. Available database of the PW&LM from Poshan Tracker is used to create a 'Due  List' of potential beneficiaries  on  PMMVY  Portal  accessible  at AWW/ASHA level.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3520 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026 RAISED BY SHRI ESWARASAMY K, HON'BLE MP, LOK SABHA REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMMVY'.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Beneficiaries Paid   | Amount Disbursed (₹ in Cr.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Islands       | 5,069                | 1.95                          |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 10,52,936            | 437.07                        |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 16,871               | 7.14                          |
| 4         | Assam             | 8,22,031             | 354.69                        |
| 5         | Bihar             | 20,29,218            | 850.92                        |
| 6         | Chandigarh        | 18,040               | 7.53                          |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh      | 9,24,892             | 339.73                        |
| 8         | DNHDD             | 20,860               | 7.69                          |
| 9         | Delhi             | 3,27,272             | 140.35                        |
| 10        | Goa               | 22,273               | 8.92                          |
| 11        | Gujarat           | 12,41,909            | 450.26                        |
| 12        | Haryana           | 5,46,772             | 231.13                        |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1,95,092             | 78.40                         |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir | 3,20,351             | 129.09                        |
| 15        | Jharkhand         | 6,86,244             | 259.01                        |
| 16        | Karnataka         | 21,40,436            | 863.03                        |
| 17        | Kerala            | 6,22,707             | 244.50                        |
| 18        | Ladakh            | 6,020                | 2.47                          |
| 19        | Lakshadweep       | 2,330                | 0.82                          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh    | 29,56,388            | 1,089.92                      |
| 21        | Maharashtra       | 21,36,567            | 840.65                        |
| 22        | Manipur           | 45,989               | 21.79                         |
| 23        | Meghalaya         | 41,281               | 19.22                         |
| 24        | Mizoram           | 23,812               | 10.19                         |
| 25        | Nagaland          | 25,343               | 12.31                         |
| 26        | Odisha            | 94,883               | 28.46                         |
| 27        | Puducherry        | 25,977               | 10.35                         |
| 28        | Punjab            | 5,10,336             | 217.58                        |
| 29        | Rajasthan         | 20,13,852            | 718.20                        |
| 30        | Sikkim            | 11,345               | 4.64                          |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu        | 14,17,773            | 466.56                        |
| 32        | Tripura           | 99,136               | 38.15                         |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh     | 23,41,940            | 1,071.17                      |
| 34        | Uttarakhand       | 3,05,037             | 112.91                        |
| 35        | West Bengal       | 8,68,049             | 394.17                        |
| Total     | Total             | 2,39,19,031          | 9,470.93                      |

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