Expansion of IGMSY scheme
(a) whether it is a fact that the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was started on a pilot basis in the year 2011;
(b) if so, the number of eligible beneficiaries covered, budget allocated and expenditure under IGMSY since 2011, year-wise and State-wise;
(c) whether any evaluation of IGMSY has been conducted by Government and if so, the details and findings thereof; and
(d) whether Government has any plan to expand this scheme beyond the pilot districts and if so, the details thereof?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2552
ANSWERED ON-23.03.2017
Expansion of IGMSY scheme
2552 . Shri D. Raja
(a) whether it is a fact that the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was started on a pilot basis in the year 2011;
(b) if so, the number of eligible beneficiaries covered, budget allocated and expenditure under IGMSY since 2011, year-wise and State-wise;
(c) whether any evaluation of IGMSY has been conducted by Government and if so, the details and findings thereof; and
(d) whether Government has any plan to expand this scheme beyond the pilot districts and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)
(a) & (b) The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was launched in the year 2010 on pilot basis. Year-wise details of funds allotted to the scheme are as under:
Year 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
Allocations
(Rupees in Crore) BE-520.00
RE-403.00 BE-520.00
RE-93.87 BE-500.00
RE-300.00 BE-400.00
RE-358.00 BE-438.00
RE-233.50 BE-400.00
RE-617.00*
* For implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme.
The State-wise details of funds released and beneficiaries covered under the scheme since 2011-12 are at Annexure-I and II respectively.
(c) The Ministry of Women and Child Development has got an independent evaluation of IGMSY carried out thorugh Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad (ASCI). The major findings of evaluation are at Annexure-III.
(d) The Government has approved pan-India Implementation of Maternity Benefit Programme to cover all the districts of the country with effect from 01.01.2017.
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Source: Rajyasabha
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