Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana: Benefits, Features and Achievements

Context: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana strengthens maternal health and early childhood care
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana continues to support maternal health and early childhood care by providing maternity benefit, wage-loss compensation and financial assistance to pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Ministry

  • Ministry of Women and Child Development

Launch

  • 2017

Type

  • Centrally Sponsored Scheme

Under

  • Mission Shakti since 2022

Objective

  • Maternity benefit
  • Wage-loss compensation
  • Improved maternal nutrition
  • Improved health-seeking behaviour

Beneficiaries

  • Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers

Financial Assistance

First living child

  • ₹5,000

Second child, if the child is a girl

  • ₹6,000

Key Features

  • Direct Benefit Transfer
  • Linked to pregnancy registration
  • Linked to Antenatal Care
  • Linked to immunisation milestones
  • Benefits extended to second girl child from 2022

Achievements

  • 4.27 crore beneficiaries
  • ₹20,150 crore disbursed as on April 2026
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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana: Benefits, Features and Achievements

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