12-02-2021 | 15:00 PM
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Context
Recently, the government's maternity benefit scheme, or Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has crossed 1.75 crore eligible women till the financial year 2020. Between the financial year 2018 and 2020, 1.75 crore eligible beneficiaries were paid a total sum of Rs. 5,931.95 crore.
Key Highlights
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a Maternity Benefit Programme which is implemented in all the districts of the country in accordance with the provision of the National Food Security Act, 2013.
PMMVY is a centrally sponsored scheme being executed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Under PMMVY, pregnant women and lactating mothers (PW&LM) receive ₹5,000 on the birth of their 1st child in three instalments, after fulfilling certain conditionalities.
Early registration of pregnancy
Ante-natal check-up
Registration of the birth of the child and completion of first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family.
Target Beneficiaries are all Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) who have their pregnancy on or after 1st January 2017 for the first child in the family, except those who are in regular employment with the Central Government or the State Governments or PSUs or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force.
The direct benefit cash transfer is to help expectant mothers meet enhanced nutritional requirements and to partially compensate them for wage loss during their pregnancy.
The eligible beneficiaries would receive the incentive given under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) for Institutional delivery and the incentive received under JSY would be accounted towards maternity benefits. Thus, on an average a woman gets Rs 6000.
Central and state governments are closely monitoring the implementation of the scheme through the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - Common Application Software (PMMVY-CAS).
PMMVY-CAS is a web-based software application which enables tracking the status of each beneficiary under the scheme, resulting in expedited, accountable and better grievance redressal.
Other Schemes Focussing on Nutritional and Health Aspects of Women are:
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna (IGMSY).
Kudumbashree in Kerala.
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme.
Poshan Abhiyaan.
