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Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana
Why is it in news?
- Rajasthan Chief Minister launched a maternity benefit scheme.
- The Rajasthan government scheme is called Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana.
Details:
- The scheme was launched in four districts under which mothers will get ₹6,000 for the second child.
- This will supplement the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) under which mothers get Rs. 5,000 for their first child.
- Government has a target of reaching 70,000 pregnant women and lactating mothers per year over the next five years.
More about the scheme:
- The scheme will be implemented in the areas where nutrition indicators among children and anaemia levels among mothers are worse than the average for the State.
- Beneficiaries will receive cash in three or five instalments upon meeting certain conditions.
- Beneficiaries will receive cash in five instalments upon meeting certain conditions.
- However, unlike the Central scheme they will not have to submit an Aadhaar card for the State scheme and the money will be transferred directly to their bank accounts.