Question : Maternity Entitlements under NFSA

whether the National Food Security Act (NFSA) provides for maternity entitlements, if so, the details of maternity entitlements disbursed so far, since 2013, year-wise and State-wise;
(b) whether such entitlements are universally applicable to all pregnant women, if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) the manner in which the Government proposes to extend maternity benefits to 96 percent women working in informal and unorganized sector;
(d) whether 2,500 crore allocated to the Maternity Benefit Programme during the current budget is adequate to provide benefits to more than 2.7 crore women who become pregnant each year, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard;
(e) whether there is any provision to disburse the funds whenever available to these States which could not get fund previously due to paucity of funds; and
(f) whether the women without the necessary documents including Aadhaar be ineligible to get maternity benefits and if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

ANSWER

MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) Yes, Sir. The State-wise and Year-wise details of funds utilised by the States/UTs on implementing the Maternity Benefit Programme (erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana) from 2013-14 to 2016-17 is at Annexure-I. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was approved on 17.05.2017. The State-wise and Year-wise details of maternity benefit disbursed under PMMVY from 2017-18 to 2019-20 (as on 02.12.2019) is at Annexure-II.

(b) The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) provides that subject to such schemes as may be framed by the Central Government, every Pregnant Women & Lactating Mother (PW&LM), except those who are in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, shall be entitled to maternity benefit of not less than rupees six thousand, in such instalments as may be prescribed by the Central Government.




(c) Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is applicable to all the entitled beneficiaries including, those in informal and unorganized sectors, with effect from 01.01.2017. Under, PMMVY payment of maternity benefits of ? 5,000/- in beneficiary’s bank/post office account is provided in three instalments at the stage of early registration of pregnancy, after six months of pregnancy with at least one antenatal check-up and registration of child birth & first cycle of immunisation of the child. The eligible beneficiary receives the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets ? 6000/-. The maternity benefits under PMMVY are available to the eligible beneficiaries for first living child of family.

(d) The budgetary provision of ? 2,500 crore for implementation of PMMVY during the financial year of 2019-20 is sufficient to cover the beneficiaries.

(e) All States/UTs have been provided adequate funds for implementation of PMMVY from the year 2017-18.

(f) As per the PMMVY scheme implementation guidelines issued by the Government in September, 2017, for registration and claim of first instalment, duly filled up Form 1-A along with copy of Mother and Child Protection Card (MCP Card), proof of identity of Beneficiary and her Husband (Aadhaar Card or permitted alternate ID proof of both) is required to be submitted. While submitting the form, the beneficiary is required to submit her and her husband’s Aadhaar details with their written consents, her/husband/family member’s Mobile Number and her Bank/Post Office account details. The alternate ID proof includes any one of the following: (i) Aadhaar Enrolment ID of both, if enrolled for Aadhaar, (ii) Request made to the concerned officials specifically designated by the State Government/UT Administration responsible for implementation of scheme for Aadhaar enrolment of both, (iii) Bank or Post Office Photo Passbook, (iv) Voter ID Card, (v) Ration Card, (vi) Kisan Photo Passbook, (vii) Passport, (viii) Driving License, (ix) PAN Card, (x) MGNREGS Job Card, (xi) her husband’s Employee Photo Identity Card issued by the Government or any Public Sector Undertaking, (xii) Any other Photo Identity Card issued by the State Governments or Union Territory Administrations, (xiii) Certificate of identity with photograph issued by a Gazetted Officer on official letterhead, (xiv) Health Card issued by Primary Health Centre (PHC) or Government Hospital, (xvi) Any other document specified by the State Government or Union Territory Administration.

For claiming second instalment, beneficiary is required to submit duly filled up Form 1-B after six months of pregnancy, along with the copy of MCP Card showing at least one Ante-Natal Checkup (ANC).

For claiming the third instalment, beneficiary is required to submit duly filled up Form 1-C along with copy of child birth registration and copy of MCP Card showing that the child has received first cycle of immunization or its equivalent/substitute.

The beneficiaries from the State of Assam & Meghalaya and UT Administrations of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are exempted from requirement of submissions of Aadhaar.

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Annexure - I

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3019 for answer on 06.12.2019 raised by Shri Shrirang Appa Barme, Dr. Heena Gavit, Shri Vinayak Raut, Shri Hemant Sriram Patil, Shri Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya AND Shri A.K.P. Chinraj regarding Maternity entitlements under NFSA

State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of funds utilised by States/UTs on implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme (erstwhile Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana) during the years 2013-14 to 2016-17

Sl. No. Name of the States/UTs 2013-14
(? in Lakhs) 2014-15
(? in Lakhs) 2015-16
(? in Lakhs) 2016-17
(? in Lakhs)
1 Andhra Pradesh 3174.35 2100.90 499.38 1997.86
2 Arunachal Pradesh 11.91 41.49 20.74 0.00
3 Assam 2186.92 NR NR 515.43
4 Bihar 3849.02 2747.60 0.00 347.11
5 Chhattisgarh 678.66 1081.75 790.44 357.28
6 Goa 115.68 257.60 144.09 25.37
7 Gujarat 1085.70 1611.16 1021.49 1066.78
8 Haryana 46.20 216.42 119.68 162.23
9 Himachal Pradesh 140.37 180.57 297.03 339.50
10 Jammu & Kashmir 689.44 NR 379.51 NR
11 Jharkhand 320.55 331.27 229.32 238.69
12 Karnataka 1124.55 1203.03 781.75 NR
13 Kerala 1274.86 567.47 499.91 374.08
14 Madhya Pradesh 1942.89 2909.29 1164.83 2987.50
15 Maharashtra 2078.19 2663.23 1641.43 1626.44
16 Manipur 36.68 NR NR NR
17 Meghalaya 33.18 0.00 160.00 NR
18 Mizoram 28.54 19.39 9.70 NR
19 Nagaland 57.09 56.90 28.46 0.00
20 Odisha 1549.84 1788.41 1370.77 1061.36
21 Punjab 355.82 418.59 0.00 17.14
22 Rajasthan 1750.97 2156.69 2678.15 232.81
23 Sikkim 13.71 25.70 8.98 1.20
24 Tamil Nadu 2997.68 2405.76 1419.05 1354.09
25 Telangana - 1877.78 469.45 281.20
26 Tripura 100.82 73.16 172.11 115.24
27 Uttar Pradesh 212.62 99.12 0.00 0.00
28 Uttarakhand 501.03 516.34 343.96 984.81
29 West Bengal 1038.86 2072.69 1317.95 1253.53
30 Delhi 580.82 412.75 461.67 510.55
31 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 116.36 44.30 70.71 0.60
32 Puducherry 11.71 45.63 NR NR
33 Chandigarh 129.77 32.80 12.35 NR
34 Daman & Diu 5.58 5.56 13.97 0.00
35 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 11.37 0.00 5.60 NR
36 Lakshadweep NR NR NR NR
Total 28251.74 27963.35 16132.48 13852.94
* Funds utilised includes disbursement of maternity benefits and meeting other administrative expenses.


Annexure - II

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3019 for answer on 06.12.2019 raised by Shri Shrirang Appa Barme, Dr. Heena Gavit, Shri Vinayak Raut, Shri Hemant Sriram Patil, Shri Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Shri Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya and Shri A.K.P. Chinraj regarding Maternity entitlements under NFSA
State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of maternity benefit disbursed under PMMVY from 2017-18 to 2019-20 (as on 03.12.2019)

Sl. No. State/UT 2017-18
(? in Lakhs) 2018-19
(? in Lakhs) 2019-20 (As on 02.12.2019)
(? in Lakhs)
1. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 37.24 85.12 43.92
2. Andhra Pradesh 4,148.68 17579.76 10655.72
3. Arunachal Pradesh 0.94 205.98 201.00
4. Assam 104.15 3726.91 10165.34
5. Bihar 570.62 6230.17 14178.54
6. Chandigarh 106.49 298.89 165.81
7. Chhattisgarh 664.6 4912.25 4522.03
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 8.35 100.11 64.14
9. Daman & Diu 0.12 56.08 34.44
10. Delhi 407.89 2528.67 1847.37
11. Goa 62.76 273.59 121.37
12. Gujarat 2,479.65 12682.71 9019.97
13. Haryana 1,270.74 8218.45 4711.03
14. Himachal Pradesh 442.26 2686.16 1761.5
15. Jammu & Kashmir 110.92 2595.28 1173.17
16. Jharkhand 700.86 5705.12 4440.33
17. Karnataka 2,070.09 13229.82 11727.55
18. Kerala 1,597.11 7597.99 5819.23
19. Lakshadweep 0.00 12.44 7.32
20. Madhya Pradesh 3178.4 33011.12 19873.81
21. Maharashtra 3,885.88 22033.21 21687.56
22. Manipur 65.64 274.40 745.25
23. Meghalaya 0.00 118.26 475.62
24. Mizoram 8.00 443.51 210.30
25. Nagaland 0.00 101.44 511.29
26. Odisha 0.005 0.225 0.00
27. Puducherry 13.67 315.59 210.75
28. Punjab 786.33 5977.33 2701.90
29. Rajasthan 672.79 21175.55 10449.51
30. Sikkim 4.79 154.81 76.29
31. Tamil Nadu 0.00 4178.43 8205.40
32. Telangana 0.00 0.00 0.00
33. Tripura 11.70 577.30 1077.08
34. Uttar Pradesh 4,442.17 41418.59 37042.36
35. Uttarakhand 416.51 1934.55 1797.88
36. West Bengal 144.43 12615.01 7990.52
Total 28,413.79 2,33,054.82 1,93,715.30

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