Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), Conditional Maternity Benefit (CMB) is a centrally sponsored scheme for pregnant and lactating (P & L) women to improve their health & nutrition status to better enabling environment by providing cash incentives to pregnant and nursing mothers. It is being implemented using the platform of ICDS. The scheme was introduced in October, 2010 on pilot basis now operational in 53 selected districts including Bihar. The scheme attempts to partly compensate for wage loss to Pregnant & Lactating women both prior to and after delivery of the child. The scheme envisages providing cash directly to the beneficiary through their Bank Accounts/Post Office Accounts,  in response to individual fulfilling specific conditions. The scheme covers all pregnant and lactating women above 19 years of age and above for first two live births are entitled for benefits under the scheme except all Government/PSUs (Central & State).

The scheme is operational in 53 districts across the country including two districts in Bihar i.e.  Vaishali and Saharsa. The scheme is 100% centrally sponsored and funds are released from Government of India to States/UTs as prescribed under scheme guidelines. The cash transfer component (CCT) i.e. cash transfer benefit to P & L women constitute more than 90% of the total funds releases to the States/UTs for the implementation of Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY).  The funds sanctioned and released to the States/UTs, beneficiaries covered and utilization reported by the States/UTs during 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13 are given below.

STATEMENT INDICATING STATE/UT-WISE FUNDS SANCTIONED, RELASED, BENEFICIARIES COVERED AND UTILIZATION REPORTED UNDER IGMSY DURING 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13.

(Rs. in lakh)

NR: Not Reported

This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

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