PIB News Update: Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani has informed that 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 |
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