While addressing the nation, the Prime Minister of India on 31st December 2016 announced a scheme named ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’. The Scheme was introduced to benefit the pregnant women as well as the lactating mothers.
Notably, ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’ was previously known as ‘Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana’. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’ was implemented by ‘Ministry of Women and Child Development’ and was made effective from 1st January 2017.
The present article summarizes the objective, eligibility and benefit, registration procedure and dealing with the exceptional cases under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’.
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Objective of ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’-
Various objectives of the scheme are highlighted hereunder-
- It promotes the appropriate practice, cares as well as institutional service utilization during the period of pregnancy, delivery and lactation.
- To provide cash incentives so that the mother can take sufficient rest before and after delivering the first living child.
- To provide cash incentives enabling improved health care and nutrition for the pregnant and lactating mothers.
- To encourage women to follow nutrition and feeding practice so as to reduce the infant mortality rate as well as malnutrition.
Eligibility and benefit of ‘Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana’
The eligibility criteria under the Scheme are explained hereunder-
- The benefit under the Scheme is available to all the pregnant women as well as the lactating mothers having pregnancy on or after 1st January 2017 for the first child in the family.
- However, pregnant women/ lactating mother who is in regular employment with either the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or who are receiving similar benefits under any law will not be eligible under the Scheme.
The benefits available under the Scheme are explained hereunder-
- The beneficiary will be paid a cash incentive in the following manner-
| Instalment | Particulars | Cash incentive |
| First | On early registration of pregnancy at either an Anganwadi Centre or an approved health facility. | INR 1,000 |
| Second | After six months of the pregnancy and also after receiving at least one ante-natal check up (ANC). | INR 2,000 |
| Third | After registration of the child birth and only after the child has received the first cycle of immunization like BCG, DPT, OPV and hepatitis-B or its equivalent. | INR 2,000 |
- The beneficiary will also receive incentives provided under the Janani Suraksha Yojana. Accordingly, the incentive received under Janani Suraksha Yojana will be accounted towards maternity benefits, hence, on an average, a woman will get INR 6,000.
It is important to note here that the beneficiary is eligible to avail of the benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana only once.
Registration procedure under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana-
The woman willing to obtain registration under the Scheme needs to follow the below steps-
1. Visit either Anganwadi Centre or an approved Health facility. One can also apply online by login into https://pmmvy-cas.nic.in/ website;
2. Fill up the application form ‘Form 1A’;
3. Submit the application form ‘Form 1A’ along with the following basic documents-
a. Copy of Mother and Child Protection Card;
b. Copy of Aadhaar Card or permitted alternative ID proof of the beneficiary as well as her husband;
c. Bank account/ post account details.
4. On submission of Form 1A, the beneficiary will receive the first instalment;
5. In order to claim a second instalment, the beneficiary is required to submit an application in Form 1B. While filing Form 1B, the beneficiary needs to attach the following documents-
a. Copy of Mother and Child Protection Card showing at least one ante-natal check-up.
6. In order to claim the third instalment, the beneficiary is required to submit an application in Form 1C. While filing Form 1C, the beneficiary needs to attach the following documents-
a. Copy of Mother and Child Protection Card showing that child is given the first cycle of immunization; and
b. Copy of birth registration of the child.
Dealing with exceptional cases under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana-
Some of the exceptional cases are dealt in the specific manner under the Scheme. The same is explained hereunder-
1. Miscarriage / stillbirth –
The beneficiary, in case of miscarriage or stillbirth, will be able to claim the benefit of remaining instalment in event of future pregnancy. Suppose, the beneficiary had, already claimed first instalment, miscarriage. Then, in such case, the beneficiary can claim the remaining two instalments during her future pregnancy.
2. Infant mortality –
There are more chances that the beneficiary would have received all the instalments. Hence, in case of infant mortality, as the beneficiary has already availed benefit under the scheme, she will not be eligible to avail benefit of the same during future pregnancy.
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