Parliament Question: Beneficiaries under PMMVY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3264 ANSWERED ON 07.08.2026 BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMMVY

3264. SHRI IMRAN MASOOD:

SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

SHRI RAHUL SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

(a) the number of applications received, approved, rejected/pending under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since 2019, State/UT-wise and year-wise;

(b) the number of applications rejected/benefits withheld due to Aadhaar authentication failures, bank account linkage issues, mobile number verification issues and other technical reasons, since 2019, State/UT-wise and year-wise;

(c) the number of payment failures recorded due to technical reasons under PMMVY during the said period, State/UT-wise and year-wise;

(d) whether the Government has conducted any assessment regarding exclusion of eligible beneficiaries from PMMVY due to technical reasons, if so, the details thereof;

(e) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that eligible beneficiaries are not denied PMMVY benefits due to technical/digital failures; and

(f) whether the funds allocated to States remained unutilized due to administrative/verification hurdles, if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) to (f): The implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was shifted from the old software (PMMVY-CAS) to the new system (PMMVYSoft) w.e.f.01.04.2023. The details of the number of applications received, approved and rejected from

01.04.2023 till 05.08.2026 are placed at Annexure I.

The number of beneficiaries who have been entered in the PMMVY Portal but have not received maternity benefits under the scheme due to non-mapping of Aadhaar number with NPCI or due to non-authentication of Aadhaar are placed at Annexure II.

Applications under PMMVY may be rejected for any of the following reasons: • Not eligible for availing benefits under the scheme guidelines • Uploaded Documents (MCH/ RCH Card or Eligibility Document) are not correct • Already availed full benefit under PMMVY In recent times, the Government of India has undertaken several measures to minimize payment failures, to prevent exclusion of eligible beneficiaries and to ensure that eligible beneficiaries are not denied benefits under PMMVY due to technical reasons or digital failures.

Some of these are as under: i. New portal for PMMVY, which is completely paperless, was launched in March 2023.

As per earlier Guideline, physical forms were required to be filled and uploaded in the earlier PMMVY-CAS portal for onward process. In new system, physical application forms have been eliminated and complete online solution has been given.

ii. Payments are through Aadhaar Bridge Payment System [ABPS] as PMMVY portal is enabled for Aadhaar-based biometric verification (by means of facial recognition) to confirm identity details of the applicants.

iii. All the mandatory provisions like Aadhaar verification, DBT enablement of bank account etc. are checked at the time of registration for faster processing. iv. Search and Track Status for all enrolled beneficiaries to check the approval and payment status of their applications.

v. Grievance Lodging and status module for all citizens to lodge any PMMVY related grievance. The Module directly sends the grievance to the implementing authorities thus saving time and leads to swifter resolution.

vi. PMMVY toll-free and multi lingual helpline (1515) is available for PMMVY related enquiries and grievances. For transparency purposes, the Applicants/ beneficiaries receive SMS in one of the 12 languages at different stages such as registration of application, rejection of registration, payment etc.

vii. PMMVY Portal is LGD compliant till AWC level. LGD Seeding is introduced up to State/ District/ Block/ Village/GP/Ward level. viii. Open API allows the freedom to share data with other Central and State Ministry/Department.

ix. MIS Data can be generated at State/ District/ Block/ Village/ Ward/ Project/ Sector/ Anganwadi level for detailed monitoring/ analysis. x. PMMVY will be used by Anganwadi/ ASHA workers for data centric operations and viewing reports.

xi. Available database of the PW&LM from Poshan Tracker is used to create a “Due List” of potential beneficiaries on PMMVY Portal accessible at AWW/ASHA level.Further, in order to increase the coverage of the scheme, the Ministry runs special campaign for registration of eligible beneficiaries in all the States and UTs under PMMVY on a periodic basis. At field functionary level, various Information, Education and Communication (IEC) and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) activities such as Prabhat Pheri, Nukkad Natak, Newspaper Advertisements, Airing Radio Jingles, Selfie Campaign, Door to Door Campaign, Community Programmes are conducted.

Funds are released to the States and UTs on the basis of guidelines of Department of Expenditure, prescribed for Single Nodal agency (SNA) or SNA SPARSH of the Public Financial Management System (PFMS). Furthermore, in compliance of the guidelines of Ministry of Finance, PMMVY scheme has now been onboarded on SNA-SPARSH mechanism, under which funds are released in “Just-in-Time” framework.

There exists a well- structured mechanism for effective implementation of the Scheme and its monitoring that includes utilization of funds. Further, Ministry has also created a dedicated portal for submission of Utilization Certificate (UCs) and Statement of Expenditure (SOE), so as to ensure that all the UCs and SOEs are available at a single place for effective monitoring of funds utilization. Additionally, the Ministry also monitors the implementation of schemes including utilization of funds through meetings/ VCs with the States /UTs.

Regular monitoring of the pendency clearances is being done through Video Conferences, wherein pendency clearance at different stages of application process is monitored. The Ministry has also introduced ‘Track Application Status’ module and ‘Integrated Grievance Redressal’ module on the PMMVY portal, which has increased accountability and expedited payments.

*****Annexure I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2026 REGARDING “BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMMVY”.

Instalments Applied, Approved and Rejected under PMMVY FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 Sl.N State Applied Approved^ Rejected Applied Approved^ Rejected Total 75,27,732 32,67,223 1,50,056 70,58,576 83,37,282 12,17,835 ANDAMAN & 1 2,363 945 291 1,681 2,011 495 NICOBAR ISLANDS 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 3,08,436 1,83,230 1,251 2,29,126 2,61,854 57,070 ARUNACHAL 3 7,515 1,896 965 5,293 5,146 2,585 PRADESH 4 ASSAM 4,10,920 2,06,510 13,410 3,47,832 4,31,314 62,467 5 BIHAR 5,77,157 1,45,433 73,404 10,30,937 9,83,062 3,38,496 6 CHANDIGARH 5,489 3,467 39 4,832 5,457 362 7 CHHATTISGARH 2,44,857 1,19,211 2,325 2,84,506 3,28,314 33,439 8 DELHI 1,38,166 53,396 2,654 1,22,188 1,50,997 12,763 9 GOA 8,779 1,683 474 4,864 7,705 2,853 10 GUJARAT 4,55,206 1,81,251 4,877 3,11,383 4,59,477 51,520 11 HARYANA 1,61,314 19,188 1,725 1,74,759 2,62,698 12,132 HIMACHAL 12 68,571 9,919 999 60,268 99,677 9,594 PRADESH JAMMU AND 13 1,13,411 14,793 1,918 1,21,125 1,83,102 13,274 KASHMIR 14 JHARKHAND 1,82,402 88,880 2,229 1,52,974 2,02,043 14,822 15 KARNATAKA 5,70,626 2,63,111 2,346 6,19,912 8,08,341 65,384 16 KERALA 2,18,698 98,737 4,422 1,65,366 2,14,485 26,586 17 LADAKH 2,074 2,061 1 2,676 2,735 31 18 LAKSHADWEEP 1,655 930 3 931 1,523 169 MADHYA 19 8,85,821 4,32,512 3,097 7,84,531 10,89,203 46,961 PRADESH 20 MAHARASHTRA 5,38,949 1,39,869 8,648 7,17,135 9,61,999 73,212 21 MANIPUR 18,002 14,224 86 27,213 23,122 6,862 22 MEGHALAYA 12,970 5,035 949 26,056 25,498 5,138 23 MIZORAM 8,987 5,316 220 9,153 10,029 1,344 24 NAGALAND 9,054 4,313 1,030 13,723 13,066 1,624 25 PUDUCHERRY 10,033 4,837 1,375 6,784 8,355 166 26 PUNJAB 1,83,303 1,08,250 1,526 1,65,250 1,92,589 16,960 27 RAJASTHAN 6,00,402 2,27,258 8,631 5,56,946 7,53,533 52,002 28 SIKKIM 11,383 894 203 4,313 5,223 8,553 29 TAMIL NADU 2,04,039 1,34,597 190 4,26,141 1,12,470 51 DADRA & NAGAR 30 HAVELI & DAMAN 4,139 2,954 7 4,872 6,065 275 & DIU31 TRIPURA 27,017 15,985 702 29,559 34,262 2,332 32 UTTAR PRADESH 8,58,418 3,87,242 6,257 2,85,286 4,31,442 2,66,545 33 UTTARAKHAND 95,857 59,779 965 1,15,077 1,12,184 18,640 34 WEST BENGAL 5,81,719 3,29,517 2,837 2,45,884 1,48,301 13,128 Sl. FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 (till 05.08.26) State No Applied Approved^ Rejected Applied Approved^ Rejected Total 75,95,187 68,78,987 4,16,715 37,12,175 41,73,572 1,32,283 ANDAMAN AND 1 2,193 2,219 39 1,073 982 4 NICOBAR ISLANDS 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 2,47,481 1,59,343 29,834 2,48,754 3,03,660 7,945 ARUNACHAL 3 6,428 7,083 797 2,383 2,687 54 PRADESH 4 ASSAM 2,94,974 2,64,856 13,722 1,14,948 85,653 3,823 5 BIHAR 7,50,374 6,51,511 75,564 2,40,104 1,35,593 18,440 6 CHANDIGARH 8,624 8,435 463 2,936 3,097 112 7 CHHATTISGARH 3,50,565 3,55,209 14,314 1,54,287 1,65,982 3,774 8 DELHI 1,52,690 1,31,147 12,678 46,986 64,900 1,550 9 GOA 7,432 5,353 158 3,870 5,648 98 10 GUJARAT 3,47,540 2,85,971 13,755 1,49,892 1,99,259 5,285 11 HARYANA 2,07,702 1,91,709 5,943 70,030 69,003 1,678 HIMACHAL 12 69,581 60,403 4,566 31,759 35,841 1,318 PRADESH JAMMU AND 13 1,44,436 1,33,559 14,902 55,571 56,717 2,864 KASHMIR 14 JHARKHAND 2,10,339 2,02,587 12,124 1,79,222 1,92,761 6,044 15 KARNATAKA 5,97,494 5,60,741 21,175 2,86,441 3,16,105 3,303 16 KERALA 2,02,628 2,08,317 10,742 80,850 72,715 2,808 17 LADAKH 2,379 2,542 6 807 845 5 18 LAKSHADWEEP 734 549 6 308 458 3 19 MADHYA PRADESH 10,01,316 9,82,594 24,529 5,46,698 5,48,978 9,686 20 MAHARASHTRA 5,52,529 4,93,331 38,466 3,47,835 3,90,641 10,798 21 MANIPUR 19,164 17,906 661 7,425 3,435 175 22 MEGHALAYA 18,780 17,314 899 8,138 7,243 119 23 MIZORAM 10,745 9,763 466 4,572 5,147 130 24 NAGALAND 10,237 10,427 845 5,203 3,927 274 25 ODISHA* 2,93,404 1,50,581 12 73,352 1,92,642 3 26 PUDUCHERRY 9,199 8,489 57 3,864 5,220 17 27 PUNJAB 1,75,290 1,62,792 5,883 57,872 54,165 1,328 28 RAJASTHAN 6,08,579 5,79,698 26,379 2,94,221 3,06,754 6,786 29 SIKKIM 2,160 2,105 136 1,954 1,424 26 30 TAMIL NADU 2,52,078 3,19,580 - 2,945 2,21,594 -DADRA & NAGAR 31 HAVELI & DAMAN & 6,613 6,027 797 2,458 2,395 40 DIU 32 TRIPURA 31,560 29,784 2,396 11,813 12,429 687 33 UTTAR PRADESH 8,45,720 6,73,858 74,346 6,20,094 6,41,302 41,931 34 UTTARAKHAND 98,748 97,419 3,656 40,643 44,501 560 35 WEST BENGAL 55,471 85,785 6,399 12,867 19,869 615 ^ may include instalments applied in previous year(s).

* The State Govt. of Odisha started implementation of PMMVY in their State during FY 2025-26.Annexure II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (F) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2026 REGARDING “BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMMVY”.

Beneficiaries entered in PMMVY Portal but not received maternity benefits due to non- mapping of Aadhaar number with NPCI or due to non-authentication of Aadhaar Aadhar not Biometrics (face) not S.

State mapped with authenticated from No NPCI UIDAI Total 6,13,633 5,29,554 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 62 36 1 ISLANDS 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 40,796 12,249 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 661 627 4 ASSAM 29,579 27,488 5 BIHAR 76,794 84,784 6 CHANDIGARH 103 67 7 CHHATTISGARH 5,912 5,827 8 DELHI 6,219 6,094 9 GOA 159 163 10 GUJARAT 93,572 60,108 11 HARYANA 7,558 9,399 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1,217 1,497 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 1,576 1,958 14 JHARKHAND 12,132 20,132 15 KARNATAKA 23,296 15,199 16 KERALA 10,472 5,138 17 LADAKH 179 182 18 LAKSHADWEEP 16 6 19 MADHYA PRADESH 27,144 26,362 20 MAHARASHTRA 46,418 33,054 21 MANIPUR 761 865 22 MEGHALAYA 1,959 2,125 23 MIZORAM 514 489 24 NAGALAND 1,007 855 25 ODISHA - - 26 PUDUCHERRY 928 437 27 PUNJAB 7,857 11,352 28 RAJASTHAN 49,208 40,525 29 SIKKIM 689 42830 TAMIL NADU 5,481 48,896 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & 232 84 31 DAMAN & DIU 32 TRIPURA 1,891 1,091 33 UTTAR PRADESH 1,41,474 85,001 34 UTTARAKHAND 2,691 3,340 35 WEST BENGAL 15,076 23,696

Note: As the beneficiary entered in any year may exit from the above list (at the instance when her Aadhaar is mapped with NPCI/ after successful biometric authentication with UIDAI), the year-wise list is not maintained.

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