This scheme was earlier known as Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, but back in the year 2017, its name is changed to Pradhan Mantri Matritva Yojana. The scheme is introduced by the Ministry of women and child development to offer benefits to pregnant and lactating mothers above the age of 19 years. Maternal health plays an important role in enabling women to have relatively easy and complication-free delivery.
The objective of Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana:
Who can all enroll in this scheme?
All pregnant or lactating mothers excluding those who are working with the Government or those who are receiving similar benefits under some other law for the time being can avail Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana.
This scheme applies to all those women who conceive after 01/01/2017 and the pregnancy being the first child in the family.
Benefits of Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana
The incentive disbursal structure under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana is divided into three installments:
Documents required to get enrolled in this scheme:
How to register under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana:
The exceptional cases where the beneficiary can claim under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana:
Miscarriage/Stillbirth
In case of miscarriage or stillbirth, the beneficiary is liable to claim the remaining installments. For example, if the beneficiary has received the first installment and then got a miscarriage, she still can make a claim.
Infant Mortality
In the case of infant mortality, if the benefit has availed of all the benefits of PMMVY, she cannot make a claim again.
Bottom Line
Due to various social factors, most women work until the last stage of pregnancy to remain healthy during the maternity period. After the delivery, women need proper rest or time for recovery. As if will not give rest to their body, it will affect their ability to breastfeed the baby properly. So, nourishment is essential in the first six months both for the mother and the baby. To address this concern, Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana was launched.