Madhya Pradesh ranked first in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, in the year 2020-21. Madhya Pradesh has achieved 152 percent achievement in scheme. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has congratulated officers and employees of the Department of Women and Child Development for this achievement. A review meeting cum capacity building programme was organized by Women and Child Development Department of the central government on March 15, 2021 through video conference.

 

It was informed in programme by the Government of India team that since the inception of scheme in Madhya Pradesh, maternity benefit of Rs 942 crore was distributed to beneficiaries on more than 22. 2 lakh applications, which is first at the national level. Efforts of districts and state doing excellent work in districts of Agar Malwa, Chhindwara, Shahdol, Sehore and Alirajpur were appreciated and state team was congratulated for successful and smooth implementation of the scheme in review meeting. Madhya Pradesh was awarded last year also for achieving the first position at the national level in the implementation of the scheme.

 

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana launched by the Government of India from January 1, 2017, has been implemented in all the districts of the state under the 'National Food Security Act 2013. The objective of the scheme is to provide cash incentives to pregnant women as partial compensation for the loss of wages so as to ensure that the women get adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child. The objective of the scheme is to improve the health practices of pregnant women and lactating mothers through cash incentives.