Maternity Benefit Disbursed to 1.36 Crore Beneficiaries under PMMVY

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit scheme. As on 9th March 2020,  1.36 crore of eligible beneficiaries have received maternity benefit of one or more than one installment amounting to Rs.5657.10 crore through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) directly in their bank accounts.

As on 9.3.2020, 85,56,731 beneficiaries have received full financial assistance of Rs.5,000 under the scheme.

The number of children born during last three years is as follows:

Financial Year 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

(Till January 2020)

Number of children born 2,07,84,374 2,08,89,154 1,75,45,264

The number of births for which third installment under PMMVY has been claimed by the eligible beneficiaries is as under:

Financial Year 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20

(As on     6.03.2020)

Number of births  for which third Installment under PMMVY was claimed 31,37,523 43,33,362 16,95,687

State-wise Number of beneficiaries and amount disbursed

(as on 09.03.2020)

State/ UT Name Number of  beneficiaries Total Payment
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 4,371 1,95,31,000
ANDHRA PRADESH 8,51,295 374,54,68,000
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 12,316 5,06,60,000
ASSAM 4,50,886 191,30,22,000
BIHAR 9,91,477 363,21,34,000
CHANDIGARH 15,745 6,54,93,000
CHHATTISGARH 3,36,849 127,98,17,000
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 5,880 2,28,25,000
DAMAN AND DIU 3,110 1,21,19,000
DELHI 1,43,790 60,74,08,000
GOA 12,374 5,20,58,000
GUJARAT 6,42,355 288,98,83,000
HARYANA 3,70,605 160,07,80,000
HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,28,924 55,79,73,000
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1,27,962 52,10,10,000
JHARKHAND 3,72,284 149,85,24,000
KARNATAKA 7,38,937 324,04,42,000
KERALA 4,24,175 175,06,77,000
LAKSHADWEEP 552 19,76,000
MADHYA PRADESH 15,29,222 644,18,99,000
MAHARASHTRA 14,24,695 619,64,51,000
MANIPUR 28,395 13,38,82,000
MEGHALAYA 17,811 7,17,05,000
MIZORAM 16,933 7,53,49,000
NAGALAND 16,046 7,61,72,000
Odisha 5 23,000
PUDUCHERRY 13,437 5,90,31,000
PUNJAB 2,49,243 107,35,08,000
RAJASTHAN 8,35,572 322,96,79,000
SIKKIM 6,304 2,68,40,000
TAMIL NADU 5,42,691 166,61,02,000
TELANGANA 0 0
TRIPURA 50,987 19,82,64,000
UTTAR PRADESH 24,68,818 1009,58,37,000
UTTARAKHAND 1,11,387 47,77,14,000
WEST BENGAL 7,35,098 328,67,76,000
All India Total 1,36,80,531 5657,10,32,000

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

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