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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a Centrally Sponsored flagship scheme by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, designed to support pregnant women and lactating mothers. The scheme is to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society. The maternity benefit is to be provided to a woman for the first two living children, provided the second child is a girl. For the first child, the maternity benefit of ₹5,000/- is provided in two instalments under PMMVY, and the beneficiary is also entitled to receive the cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity Benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery, so that on average, a woman gets ₹6,000/-. For the second child, the benefit of ₹6,000/- is to be provided, subject to the second child being a girl child, in one installment after the birth. Cases of miscarriage/stillbirths are to be treated as fresh cases for providing maternity benefits under the scheme. Further, as per the new guidelines for 'Mission Shakti’, applicable with effect from 01.04.2022, the scheme (PMMVY 2.0) seeks to promote positive behavioral change towards the girl child by providing an additional cash incentive for the second child, if that is a girl child. Thus, for the second child, the benefit of ₹6,000/- is to be provided in one instalment post birth. This would contribute towards improving the Sex Ratio at Birth by discouraging female feticide. Also, in case of miscarriage/stillbirth, the beneficiary will be treated as a fresh beneficiary in the event of any future pregnancy.

Benefits of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

The cash incentives is provided in two instalments for the first child as per the schedule provided as follows:

  • Scheme Condition for First Child
    • First Instalment - On registration of pregnancy and at least one Antenatal checkup within six months from the last menstrual period date at the Anganwadi Centre or approved Health facilities may be identified by the respective administering State/UT. (Amount Rs. 3,000/-)
    • Second Instalment - Childbirth is registered. The child has received all due vaccines till the age of 14 weeks as admissible under the Universal Immunization Programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (Amount Rs. 2,000/-)
  • Scheme Condition for Second Child (if it is a girl child)
    • Single Instalment - On registration of pregnancy and at least one Ante-Natal Check-up (ANC) within six months from LMP at the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) approved Health facilities may be identified by the respective administering State/UT. The girl child birth shall be registered under this Scheme. The girl child has received all due vaccines till the girl child attains the age of fourteen weeks from the date of birth, as admissible under the Universal Immunization Programme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (Amount Rs. 6,000)

In case of miscarriage/stillbirth, the beneficiary would be treated as a fresh beneficiary in the event of any future pregnancy.