Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana

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{{Infobox project
| image = Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana.png
| country = India
| primeminister = Manmohan Singh
| ministry = [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)|Ministry of Women and Child Development]]
| launched = 2010
}}
'''Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)''', previously known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, is a maternity benefit program run by the government of [[India]]. It was originally launched in 2010 and renamed in 2017 [https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pradhan-mantri-replaces-indira-gandhi-in-govt-maternity-benefit-scheme/story-fXdoXoSfj9mLJHDXoQnBoM.html]. The scheme is implemented by the [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)|Ministry of Women and Child Development]]. It is a [[conditional cash transfer]] scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for the first live birth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/gender/maternity-benefit-programme|title = Modi Government's Maternity Benefits Scheme Will Likely Exclude Women Who Need It the Most}}</ref> 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 {{INRConvert|6|k}} stated in the Act.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pucl-plea-in-sc-questions-delay-in-implementation/article7265775.ece |title=PUCL plea in SC questions delay in implementation |work=The Hindu |date=2015-05-31 |access-date=2015-12-23|last1=Rajagopal |first1=Krishnadas }}</ref> Presently, the scheme is implemented on a pilot basis in 53 selected districts and proposals are under consideration to scale it up to 200 additional 'high burden districts' in 2015–16.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/indias-unrealised-maternity-entitlement/article7040790.ece |title=India's unrealised maternity entitlement |work=The Hindu |date=2015-03-28 |access-date=2015-12-23|last1=Falcao |first1=Vanita Leah |last2=Khanuja |first2=Jasmeet }}</ref> The eligible beneficiaries would receive the incentive given under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) for Institutional delivery and the incentive received under JSY would be accounted towards maternity benefits so that on an average a woman gets {{INRConvert|6|K}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana |url=https://vikaspedia.in/social-welfare/women-and-child-development/women-development-1/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana |website=vikaspedia.in |access-date=31 March 2020}}</ref>

The scheme, rechristened Maternity benefits programme is set to cover the entire nation. [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]], in his 2017 New Year's Eve speech, announced that the scheme will be scaled up to cover 650 districts of the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/full-transcript-of-pm-narendra-modi-s-new-year-s-eve-speech/story-kbtxuiF2VTeL1Egntgr5mI.html|title=Full transcript of PM Narendra Modi's New Year's eve speech|date=2016-12-31|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-05-06|language=en}}</ref> The announcement assumes significance as India accounts for 17% of all maternal deaths in the world. The country's maternal mortality ratio is pegged at 113 per 100,000 live births, whereas infant mortality is estimated at 32 per 1,000 live births. Among the primary causes of high maternal and infant mortality are poor nutrition and inadequate medical care during pregnancy and childbirth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-news/rs-6000-aid-for-pregnant-women-on-hospitalisation-says-modi/|title=Rs 6,000 aid for pregnant women on hospitalisation, says Modi|work=Times of India Blog|access-date=2017-05-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
The scheme name has undergone two changes. In 2014, "Indira Gandhi" was dropped from the scheme name. In 2017, "Pradhan Mantri" was added making it Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).<ref>{{citation |title='Pradhan Mantri' replaces 'Indira Gandhi' in govt maternity benefit scheme |url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pradhan-mantri-replaces-indira-gandhi-in-govt-maternity-benefit-scheme/story-fXdoXoSfj9mLJHDXoQnBoM.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=25 May 2017 }}</ref>

==About the Program==
Objectives:<ref name="wcd.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://wcd.nic.in/SchemeIgmsy/IGMSYImpGuidelinesApr11.pdf |access-date=3 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928124326/http://wcd.nic.in/SchemeIgmsy/IGMSYImpGuidelinesApr11.pdf |archive-date=28 September 2015 }}</ref>

* Promoting appropriate practice, care and institutional service utilization during pregnancy, delivery and lactation
* Encouraging the women to follow (optimal) nutrition and feeding practices, including early and [[Breast feeding#Exclusive breastfeeding|Exclusive breastfeeding]] for the first six months; and
* Providing cash incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and lactating mothers.

IGMSY provides financial assistance as grant-in-aid to state governments.<ref name="wcd.nic.in"/>

== Eligibility Conditions and Conditionalities==
Originally, the scheme was brought under the National Food Security Act, 2013 to implement the provision of cash maternity benefit of ₹6,000 (US$84) stated in the Act.[2] Then, all pregnant women of 19 years of age and above were eligible for conditional cash transfer benefits of {{INRConvert|5|k}} to paid in three installments, except those who receive paid maternity leave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wcd.nic.in|title=Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)}}</ref> After the implementation of National Food Security Act the amount has been revised to {{INRConvert|6|K}} to be paid in two installments of {{INRConvert|3|K}} each. The cash transfers under the Scheme are subject to the following conditions:
* The first transfer (at pregnancy trimester) of {{INRConvert|1|K}} requires the mother to:
** Register pregnancy at the [[Anganwadi]] centre (AWC) whenever she comes to know about her conception
** Attend at least one prenatal care session and taking Iron-folic acid tablets and [[Tetanus vaccine|TT1]] (tetanus toxoid injection), and
** Attend at least one counseling session at the AWC or healthcare centre.
* The second transfer (six months of conception) of {{INRConvert|2|K}} requires the mother to:
** Attend at least one prenatal care session and [[Tetanus vaccine|TT2]]
* The third transfer (three and a half months after delivery) of {{INRConvert|2|K}} requires the mother to:
** Register the birth
** Immunize the child with [[Polio vaccine|OPV]] and [[BCG vaccine|BCG]] at birth, at six weeks and at 10 weeks
** Attend at least two growth monitoring sessions within three months of delivery
* Additionally the scheme requires the mother to:
** Exclusively breastfeed for six months and introduce complementary feeding as certified by the mother,
** Immunize the child with OPV and [[DPT vaccine|DPT]]
** Attend at least two counseling sessions on growth monitoring and infant and child nutrition and feeding between the third and sixth months after delivery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=92392 |title=Press Information Bureau English Releases |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date=2011-06-01 |access-date=2013-08-24}}</ref>

However, studies suggest that these eligibility conditions and other conditionalities exclude a large number of women from receiving their entitlements.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://centreforequitystudies.org/report-on-the-study-of-the-indira-gandhi-matritva-sahyog-yojna|title=Report On The Study Of The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna|work=centreforequitystudies.org|access-date=27 September 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://wcd.nic.in/schemes/indira-gandhi-matritva-sahyog-yojana-igmsy-conditional-maternity-benefit-scheme}}
*[https://www.indiangovtscheme.com/2019/04/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana.html Latest Information]

{{Government Schemes in India|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:Women in India]]
[[Category:Government schemes in India]]
[[Category:Modi administration initiatives]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in India]]
cash maternity benefit of ₹5000/-
The first transat the enfer (d of second birth / pregnancy trimester) of ₹1000/-
second-2000/-
third-2,000/-

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