Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), more than 3.11 crore beneficiaries have been enrolled and maternity benefits of more than Rs.12150 crores have been disbursed to over 2.77 crore beneficiaries since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022.

The State-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022 is at Annexure-I.

Under PMMVY, maternity benefits can be availed only on the basis of Aadhaar number of beneficiary so as to avoid any duplication or malpractices. The eligible beneficiary receives cash incentive directly to their Bank/Post Office Account linked to her Aadhaar Number in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

*****

Annexure-I

 

 

Statement showing State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled under PMMVY since inception of the scheme and till 21.11.2022

 

Sl. No.	Name of the State/UT	Number of beneficiaries enrolled
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	7,631
2	Andhra Pradesh	14,89,780
3	Arunachal Pradesh	29,050
4	Assam	9,85,373
5	Bihar	32,15,186
6	Chandigarh	31,117
7	Chhattisgarh	7,34,843
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	18,455
9	Delhi	3,83,753
10	Goa	24,714
11	Gujarat	11,20,067
12	Haryana	7,31,828
13	Himachal Pradesh	2,45,462
14	Jammu And Kashmir	3,10,807
15	Jharkhand	7,99,128
16	Karnataka	19,53,622
17	Kerala	9,03,960
18	Ladakh	5,004
19	Lakshadweep	1,537
20	Madhya Pradesh	32,00,067
21	Maharashtra	32,25,799
22	Manipur	61,465
23	Meghalaya	46,074
24	Mizoram	35,455
25	Nagaland	33,557
26	Odisha	7
27	Puducherry	31,271
28	Punjab	5,39,576
29	Rajasthan	19,46,812
30	Sikkim	14,297
31	Tamil Nadu	15,20,028
32	Telangana	3
33	Tripura	1,03,197
34	Uttar Pradesh	55,05,537
35	Uttarakhand	2,78,927
36	West Bengal	16,52,359
	Total	3,11,85,748

 

This information was given by the Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

 

****

 

SS/TFK

(Release ID: 1884218) Visitor Counter : 2194