Ministry of Women and Child Development

Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), cash incentives of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for first child

Posted On: 08 FEB 2023 4:43PM by PIB Delhi

The State-wise details of number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) during the last three years is Annexed.

Under PMMVY, cash incentives of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office account of the beneficiary in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode for first child. The eligible beneficiaries receive the remaining cash incentive, as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana after institutional delivery, so that on an average a woman gets ₹6,000/-. Cash incentive of ₹6,000/- is also provided to eligible beneficiaries under revised PMMVY with effect from 01.04.2022 for second child subject to the second child being a girl.

The Budget Estimates (BE) for the financial year 2023-24 for Mission Shakti including PMMVY component, is ₹3143.96 crore.

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Annexure

Statement showing State/UT-wise total number of beneficiaries provided maternity benefits under PMMVY during the last three years.

Sl. No.

State/UT

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

1

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

2,356

2,189

1,644

2

Andhra Pradesh

5,12,648

2,92,094

39,226

3

Arunachal Pradesh

9,320

8,529

4,204

4

Assam

4,17,913

2,01,400

2,85,471

5

Bihar

8,91,050

11,81,671

4,76,243

6

Chandigarh

9,449

7,986

8,119

7

Chhattisgarh

2,49,714

1,83,332

1,92,578

8

Dadra And Nagar Haveli & Daman And Diu

6,623

4,785

4,795

9

Delhi

1,04,221

80,607

1,26,853

10

Goa

6,372

6,187

4,217

11

Gujarat

4,07,896

1,62,926

93,330

12

Haryana

2,17,033

1,19,822

2,10,874

13

Himachal Pradesh

81,449

67,530

66,039

14

Jammu And Kashmir

85,801

60,380

1,11,946

15

Jharkhand

2,72,441

1,78,563

1,52,662

16

Karnataka

5,37,386

5,06,308

4,46,404

17

Kerala

2,73,181

2,16,813

2,88,397

18

Ladakh

0

1,173

1,071

19

Lakshadweep

327

665

481

20

Madhya Pradesh

9,79,547

9,33,964

9,10,109

21

Maharashtra

10,32,254

8,08,517

7,82,527

22

Manipur

23,979

16,442

8,353

23

Meghalaya

16,380

10,004

12,689

24

Mizoram

9,395

7,376

8,151

25

Nagaland

15,207

6,073

4,655

26

Odisha

0

0

0

27

Puducherry

10,553

6,477

9,139

28

Punjab

1,49,709

1,27,204

52,846

29

Rajasthan

5,35,006

4,51,863

4,76,509

30

Sikkim

4,632

3,219

2,668

31

Tamil Nadu

5,24,185

4,69,571

2,74,703

32

Telangana

0

0

0

33

Tripura

42,717

24,277

16,723

34

Uttar Pradesh

16,42,844

13,02,623

9,89,646

35

Uttarakhand

75,827

80,994

71,952

36

West Bengal

4,86,151

11

2

 

Grand Total

96,33,566

75,31,575

61,35,226

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

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