Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana

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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) (transl. Prime Minister's Maternity Welfare Scheme), 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. The scheme is implemented by the 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. 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 (US$62) stated in the Act. Presently, the scheme is implemented on a pilot basis in 53 selected districts across India and proposals are under consideration to scale it up to 200 additional 'high burden...

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