Madhya Pradesh (MP) state won the 1st position for its implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). Union Minister of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) Smt Smriti Zubin Irani presented the award to MP where the award was received by Madhya Pradesh’s MoWCD Imarti Devi and Principal Secretary Anupam Rajan. Indore (Madhya Pradesh) has also won 1st place for better performance in PMMVY.

States and UTs awarded in New Delhi:

i.MoWCD and Minister of Textiles(MoT) Smriti Irani gave PMMVY awards to best performing states and Union Territories(UT) at a function in New Delhi.

ii.Best performers >1 crore population: Among states/UTs having more than 1 crore population, Madhya Pradesh (MP) was ranked 1st for best performance since inception of the scheme. MP was followed by Andhra Pradesh and Haryana in the 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

iii.Best performers <1 crore population: Among states/UTs having less than 1 crore population, Dadra & Nagar Haveli ranked 1st. It was followed by Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh in the 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

District level awards:

i.More than 1 crore population: Indore (Madhya Pradesh) was ranked 1st in the District level awards for States/ UTs with a population of more than 1 crore. Indore was followed by Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) and South Salmara Mankachar(Assam) in the 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

ii.Less than 1 crore population: Serchhip (Mizoram) was ranked 1st among the districts of States/ UTs having population of less than 1 crore. It was followed by Unain (Himachal Pradesh) and Puducherry in the 2nd and 3rd position.