Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was introduced in 2010 and is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births. It provides a partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices. In 2013, the scheme was brought under the National Food Security Act, 2013 to implement the provision of cash maternity benefit of ₹6,000 (US$95) stated in the Act.[1] Presently, the scheme is implemented on a
Prime Minister Mata Vandana Yojna is being implemented in the state from January 1, 2017. Under this, for the first time a woman who becomes a mother will get 5 thousand rupees in three installments. This information was given by the Minister of Family Welfare, Maternity and Child Welfare, Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi gave it
Prime Minister Mata Vandana Yojna is being implemented in the state from January 1, 2017. Under this, for the first time a woman who becomes a mother will get 5 thousand rupees in three installments. This information was given by the Minister of Family Welfare, Maternity and Child Welfare, Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi gave it
