Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana:
- Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India.
- PMMVY is implemented by the Ministry of Women & Child Development in collaboration with State Governments.
- 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 stated in the Act
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Scheme (PMVVY) is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women aged 19 or above for first live birth.
- Originally, all pregnant women of 19 years of age and above were eligible for conditional cash transfer benefits of 4,000 to be paid in three installments, after the implementation of National Food Security Act the amount has been revised to 6,000to be paid in two installments of 3,000.
Maternity Benefits Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana :
- The maternity benefits under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) are available to all Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) except those in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, for first living child of the family as normally.
- The objectives of the scheme are: (i) providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child; and (ii) the cash incentives provided would lead to improved health seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers .
- Promote the best practices and awareness about institutional delivery, lactation among pregnant and lactating mothers.
- Provide cash incentive for improved health and nutrition
- Nutrition and early breastfeeding campaign for the first 6 months.
- To deliver a healthy life to the pregnant women
- To lower the MMR.
- And the foremost, to detect every single health issue a pregnant woman suffers from.
