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Empowering Mothers: Exploring Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
The newborn baby and the mother require special care to ensure good health. Maternity care involves good nutrition, medical intervention, comfort, and postpartum care. Maternal anaemia and child malnutrition are the main contributors to poor health in India. To address this matter of concern, the Government of India has implemented a maternity benefit scheme – Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY 2.0) to empower mothers and to ensure their well-being.
Overview of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)
PMMVY is a flagship initiative of the Government of India that was implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2017. This scheme is designed to provide financial assistance to pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers from socially and economically backward classes (SEBC) of the society. The financial assistance is given for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl as per the PMMVY 2.0 norms. The benefit provided for a second girl child under PMMVY 2.0 is mainly to promote behavioural change towards a girl child.
Eligibility Requirements for PMMVY
Pregnant women (from the SEBC class of the society) of 19 years and above can avail of the PMMVY benefits
Employed pregnant women who suffer wage loss due to pregnancy become eligible for the benefits
The scheme benefits apply only to the first living child. PMMVY 2.0 norms apply to a second child provided the child is a girl. In the case of twins/ triplets in the second pregnancy, the benefits are only paid to the second girl child as per the norms of PMMVY 2.0.
Financial Benefits under PMMVY
The following are the details of cash incentives provided to eligible pregnant and lactating women:
Particulars | Conditions | Amount (in INR) | |
For first child | First installment | On registration of pregnancy and an antenatal check-up at the Anganwadi centre/approved health facilities within 6 months from the last menstruation date | 3,000 |
Second installment | After the registration of childbirth and upon the child receiving immunisation for 14 weeks as per the Universal Immunisation Program by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 2,000 | |
For the second child (only if it is a girl child) | Single installment | On registration of pregnancy and an antenatal check-up at the Anganwadi centre/approved health facilities within 6 months from the last menstruation date. The girl child should have been registered upon birth and received immunisation for 14 weeks as per the Universal Immunisation Program by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | 6,000 |
Application Process for PMMVY
Eligible citizens can visit Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - Home (wcd.gov.in) and apply online for the scheme. The process is quite simple requiring the beneficiary to provide basic details for registration. Beneficiaries must provide a few documents such as their Aadhar card, child birth certificate, child immunisation details, bank account details, and eligibility proof (such as BPL ration card, MGNREGA job card, etc.) to avail of the benefits.
Conclusion
Overall, the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana focuses on improving maternal and child health outcomes. It empowers mothers by ensuring the well-being of their children through financial assistance. It is important to secure health by taking the benefit of available government schemes and adequate health insurance.
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