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Maternity scheme's reach
Why is it in the news ?
- As per the researchers, benefits of maternity programmes has been able to reach less than a third of the eligible beneficiaries.
More in the news
- Data from the Researchers:
(1) As per RTI, almost 61% of beneficiaries registered under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) between April 2018 and July 2019 received the full amount of Rs. 6,000 promised under the scheme.
(2) The researchers assert that since the scheme failed to reach at least 49% of all mothers who would have delivered their first child.
(3) The scheme was able to benefit only 31% of its intended beneficiaries.
(4) Only 50% of pregnant women and 57% of nursing women surveyed were eligible for the scheme.
- Factors behind the low reach:
(1) A big application form of about 23 pages.
(2) A slew of documents such as mother-child protection card, Aadhaar card, husband’s Aadhaar card and bank passbook aside from linking their bank accounts with Aadhaar.
(3) The requirement to produce the husband’s Aadhaar card results in:
(a) Excluding women who may be living with men they are not married to.
(b) Excluding single mothers.
(c) Excluding those who may be staying at their natal home.
(4) Women must also have the address of their marital home on their Aadhaar card, which often results in newly weds being left out.
- About Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY):
(1) The PMMVY is targeted only at women delivering their first child.
(2) A cash amount of ₹6,000 is transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary in three instalments upon:
(a) Early registration of pregnancy.
(b) Having at least one ante-natal check-up.
(c) Reg
Source
The Hindu.