India, Dec. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Year

Beneficiaries Paid (in lakhs)

2017-18

11.99

2018-19

59.12

2019-20

72.05

2020-21

51.30

2021-22

44.55

2022-23

72.88

2023-24

25.04

2024-25

80.80

2025-26 (till 07.12.2025)

57.20

The year-wise number of beneficiaries paid under PMMVY since inception of the scheme (01.01.2017) till 07.12.2025 are as under:

As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), institutional deliveries have improved from 78.9% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 88.6% in NFHS-5 (2019-21).

A number of improvements have been made due to the adoption of digital platforms and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) system in the implementation of the PMMVY to increase the transparency and efficiency of ben...