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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO.972
TOBE ANSWERED ON 24th JULY,2026
PROGRESSOFPRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHITMATRITVAABHIYAN
972#SHRISANJAYDINAPATIL:
PROF. VARSHAEKNATH GAIKWAD:
SHRIBHASKAR MURLIDHAR BHAGARE:
SMT.SUPRIYASULE:
SHRIMOHITE PATILDHAIRYASHEELRAJSINH:
DR. AMOLRAMSING KOLHE:
Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:
(a) the progress made under the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) in
Maharashtra since itslaunch;
(b) the number of pregnant women in the State who have availed free ante-natal care services
underPMSMAduring the last five years, district-wise;
(c)the numberof high-risk pregnanciesidentified, trackedand monitoredunderthe Extended
PMSMA(E-PMSMA)strategy inthe State;
(d) the details of participation by private hospitals and specialist doctors in providing ante-
natalcare services under the scheme inthe State;
(e) the measures taken by the Union Government to strengthen the role of ASHA workers,
ANMs andfrontline healthcarepersonnel inmaternalhealthcaredeliveryinthe State;and
(f) whether the Government has assessed the impact of PMSMA on institutional deliveries,
maternalhealthindicatorsandaccesstoqualityante-natalcare services inthe said State,if so,
the detailsthereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIJAGATPRAKASH NADDA)
(a)to(c)Theprogress madeunderthePradhanMantriSurakshitMatritvaAbhiyan (PMSMA)
inMaharashtra since itslaunch isplacedat Annexure-I.
The number of pregnant women who have availedfree antenatal care services underPMSMA
during the last five years, district-wise inMaharashtra, isplacedat Annexure-IIThe number of high-risk pregnancies identified, tracked and monitored under the Extended
PMSMA(E-PMSMA)strategy inMaharashtra since itslaunchisplacedat Annexure-III.
(d) Since itsinception, a total of 1230 private doctors have been registered underthe Pradhan
Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide voluntaryantenatal care services to
pregnantwomen inMaharashtra. (Source: PMSMA Portal)
(e)Under the National HealthMission (NHM), the Government of India supports States/UTs,
including Maharashtra, in strengthening the role and capacity of ASHA workers, Auxiliary
Nurse Midwives (ANMs) and otherfrontline healthcarepersonnel through various initiatives,
including:
Strengthening competencies through capacity building: Regular training and refresher
is provided to ASHAs, ANMs and frontline healthcare workers on antenatal care
(ANC),postnatal care(PNC),identificationandmanagementofhigh-riskpregnancies,
birth preparedness, maternal danger signs, nutritioncounselling, breastfeeding, family
planningandtimelyreferral through variousmodules.
Case-based ASHA incentives for mobilizing High-Risk Pregnant Women, along with
transport incentives for beneficiaries, facilitating attendance of scheduled follow-up
ANCvisits.
Active engagement of frontline workers, including Auxiliary Nurse Midwives
(ANMs), Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), and Community Health
Officers (CHOs) for promotion of PMSMA services at the community level and
enable timelytracking andfollow-up of pregnant women.
(f)The improvementsmade underthe Maternal Healthindicators inMaharashtra are asunder:
As per the Sample Registration System (SRS), Maternal Mortality Ratio of
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Maharashtra has declined by 24 points from 61 per one lakh live births in SRS
(2014–16) to 37 perone lakhlive birthsinSRS(2022–24).
First trimester antenatal registration has increased from 67.6% in NFHS-4 (2015-
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16) to85.4% inNFHS-6(2023-24).
Mothers receiving four or more antenatal care visits have increasedfrom 72.2% in
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NFHS-4(2015-16) to77.5% inNFHS-6(2023-24).
Institutional deliveries have increased from 90.3% inNFHS-4 (2015-16) to 96.4%
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inNFHS-6(2023-24).
*****Annexure referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 972 to be
answered on24.07.2026
Annexure-I
The total number of Pregnant women who received Antenatal care and high-risk pregnancies
identifiedinMaharashtra
Pregnant women ReceivedAntenatalcare Highrisk pregnanciesidentified
underPMSMA
42,86,470 5,14,220
(Source:PMSMAPortal)Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q No. 972 to be
answered on24.07.2026
Annexure-II
District-wise Totalnumberof PregnantWomenwhoreceivedantenatalcare underPMSMAin
the last five years(Source: PMSMAPortal)
FY2023-
Sr.No. District FY2021-22 FY2022-23 24 FY2024-25 FY2025-26
1 Ahmednagar 2,182 5,126 7,135 8,955 10,724
2 Akola 0 2,484 2,843 4,030 3,009
3 Amravati 3,059 4,151 6,142 7,136 6,949
4 Aurangabad 4,996 9,624 3,750 5,032 6,943
5 Beed 18,156 18,592 17,827 30,539 35,171
6 Bhandara 1,577 3,674 892 682 2,773
7 Buldhana 923 5,320 6,981 6,656 7,202
8 Chandrapur 3,268 3,812 3,369 2,794 4,186
9 Dhule 145 36,871 43,911 34,871 33,429
10 Gadchiroli 8 1,240 1,105 694 1,137
11 Gondia 493 6,443 3,067 3,049 14,889
12 Hingoli 5,686 6,799 5,846 7,359 8,434
13 Jalgaon 546 2,899 4,097 5,534 31,521
14 Jalna 1,066 1,250 1,209 1,176 3,135
15 Kolhapur 4,515 11,046 9,807 8,401 17,743
16 Latur 2,212 25,525 26,547 17,607 18,347
17 Mumbai 126 1,426 1,527 1,023 1,535
18 Mumbai (suburban) 1,843 4,697 2,974 1,234 2,070
19 Nagpur 0 78 1,849 4,389 4,899
20 Nanded 213 17,733 13,724 18,923 19,775
21 Nandurbar 118 225 632 500 37
22 Nashik 2,149 8,160 3,172 1,649 5,175
23 Osmanabad 6,738 25,881 24,986 36,288 39,484
24 Palghar 87 12,360 13,973 20,857 30,625
25 Parbhani 0 0 0 0 530
26 Pune 28 12,028 13,899 3,876 8,135
27 Raigad 103 4,420 4,750 1,640 2,001
28 Ratnagiri 831 1,400 835 786 12,569
29 Sangli 384 3,705 5,372 7,709 20,043
30 Satara 5,712 32,704 19,072 28,015 31,334
31 Sindhudurg 1,542 4,752 4,130 4,026 3,699
32 Solapur 0 122 5,394 2,582 4,592
33 Thane 556 6,141 9,065 8,680 9,634
34 Wardha 1,836 3,357 1,894 1,411 3,354
35 Washim 3,070 5,907 7,782 12,256 9,277
36 Yavatmal 265 2,105 1,271 1,023 936Annexure referred in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 972 to be
answered on24.07.2026
Annexure-III
The number of high-risk pregnancies identified, tracked and monitored under the Extended
PMSMA(E-PMSMA)strategy inMaharashtra
High risk pregnancies identified under E- 41,000
PMSMA
(Source:PMSMAPortal)