The year-wise, total number of eligible beneficiaries who have enrolled, and total number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefit under the Pradhan Mantri MatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) during the last three years is as under:

2020-21		2021-22		2022-23
Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled	Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits	Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled	Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits	Number of Beneficiaries Enrolled	Number of Beneficiaries Provided Maternity Benefits
64,07,657	45,19,454	51,44,981	32,91,186	58,86,564	47,09,737

 

Under Mission Shakti, pregnant women and lactating mothers belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged section of the society are covered under PMMVY. The allocations made under PMMVY are sufficient to cover the targeted group of beneficiaries under PMMVY. The Budget Estimates (BE) for 2023-24 under PMMVY is ₹2067.86 Crore.

This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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