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PM Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Objectives, Features, Women Empowerment
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Government Scheme Objectives, Features, Benefits for Women and Women Empowerment
The Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefits program run by the Government of India.
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) was implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2010. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years or more for the first two live births.
PMMVY provides partial wages compensation to women for the wage-loss during birth and child care and provides conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices. Under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), the government has made a provision of Rs. 6000.
This is a government plan. This scheme will help pregnancy and pregnant women in many ways, the plan has two main objectives.
- Providing partial compensation to the working women for the loss of their wages and ensuring their proper restraint.
- Reduce the effect of under-nutrition through improving the health of pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and cash incentives.
These plans are for pregnant and lactating women only, the benefits of this scheme are as follows:
- Prior to this scheme, pregnant women and lactating mothers will be benefitted from the surviving child’s birth.
- The benefit amount received through this scheme will be sent directly to the beneficiary’s bank account through the DBT model.
According to the report, the government will pay the following amount in installments.
- 1st installment:1000 at the time of pregnancy registration
- 2ndinstalment: If they have done at least one preterm laboratory after six months of pregnancy then Rs 2,000.
- 3rdinstalment: 3,000 Rs When the birth of a child is registered and the child has the first vaccine, including BCG, OPV, DPT and hepatitis B.
