Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

June 13, 2023

Context:

The Prime Minister has lauded the new initiative of celebrating ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ as ‘God Bharai’ ceremony in Dausa, Rajasthan.

About Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana:

PMMVY is a maternity benefit programme offered by the government of India under which a cash incentive of Rs. 5,000 is provided to pregnant women and lactating mothers.
The incentive is provided for the first living child of the family for fulfilling the specific maternal and child health conditions.

(It is a partial compensation which is a part of a plan to provide a total sum of Rs. 6,000 on an average to the woman. The remaining cash incentive of Rs. 1,000 is provided under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery.)

Objectives:

To provide compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child.
To improve health seeking behaviour amongst pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Targeted Beneficiaries of PMMVY:

All pregnant women and lactating mothers excluding the ones who are in regular employment with the Central/State Government or Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law.
All eligible pregnant women and lactating mothers who have their pregnancy on or after January 01, 2017 for the first child in the family.

News Source: PIB