Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
(a) whether the Government has noted that the provisions of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) violates the National Food Security Act (NFSA), under which “every pregnant and lactating mother” is entitled to maternity benefits of Rs.6,000 system by restricting benefits to the beneficiary mothers in the country and also reducing the financial commitment;
(b) if so, the steps proposed by the Government to bring PMMVY in line with NFSA therein;
(c) the details of women, who have received the benefits of full PMMVY since 2017 and number of districts covered under the said scheme, State/ UT wise;
(d) whether the Government proposes to increase the financial contribution as full compensation to the mother for the first child; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
To know the answer of above questions reg. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No.5559.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5559
ANSWERED ON: 26.07.2019
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
Dibyendu Adhikari
Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has noted that the provisions of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) violates the National Food Security Act (NFSA), under which “every pregnant and lactating mother” is entitled to maternity benefits of Rs.6,000 system by restricting benefits to the beneficiary mothers in the country and also reducing the financial commitment;
(b) if so, the steps proposed by the Government to bring PMMVY in line with NFSA therein;
(c) the details of women, who have received the benefits of full PMMVY since 2017 and number of districts covered under the said scheme, State/ UT wise;
(d) whether the Government proposes to increase the financial contribution as full compensation to the mother for the first child; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a) & (b): The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides for maternity benefit of not less than Rs.6,000/- in such installments as may be prescribed by the Central Government. Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), maternity benefit of Rs.5,000/- is provided in three installments to eligible Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) during the period of pregnancy and lactation for the first living child. The eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets Rs.6,000/-.
(c): The Government of India has approved Pan-India implementation of PMMVY to cover all the districts of the country with effect from 01.01.2017. The State/ UT wise details of number of beneficiaries who have received all the three installments under PMMVY since 2017 is at Annexure-I.
(d) & (e): Does not arise.
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Annexure I
Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5559 for answer on 26.07.2019 raised by Shri Dibyendu Adhikari regarding Prdhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
The State/ UT wise details of number of beneficiaries who have received all the three installments under PMMVY since 2017 up to 22.07.2019:
S.No State/ UT Beneficiaries who have received all 3 installments from 01.01.2017 up to 22.07.2019
1 Andaman And Nicobar Islands 2,280
2 Andhra Pradesh 4,10,134
3 Arunachal Pradesh 3,880
4 Assam 1,02,851
5 Bihar 1,17,685
6 Chandigarh 6,878
7 Chhattisgarh 1,02,449
8 Dadra And Nagar Haveli 1,679
9 Daman And Diu 824
10 Delhi 56,597
11 Goa 6,060
12 Gujarat 3,28,466
13 Haryana 1,69,571
14 Himachal Pradesh 64,090
15 Jammu and Kashmir 52,019
16 Jharkhand 1,01,866
17 Karnataka 3,47,581
18 Kerala 1,68,833
19 Lakshadweep 171
20 Madhya Pradesh 6,62,609
21 Maharashtra 5,56,165
22 Manipur 13,847
23 Meghalaya 3,713
24 Mizoram 9,004
25 Nagaland 5,551
26 Odisha* 3
27 Puducherry 6,046
28 Punjab 1,25,116
29 Rajasthan 3,74,688
30 Sikkim 3,128
31 Tamil Nadu 129
32 Telangana* 0
33 Tripura 15,762
34 Uttar Pradesh 8,19,893
35 Uttarakhand 37,761
36 West Bengal 2,80,843
Total 49,58,172
*The States of Odisha and Telangana are implementing their State specific maternity benefit scheme and are yet to roll out the implementation of their scheme co-branded with PMMVY
Source: Loksabha