Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on on November 19, 2020 launched a ‘Indira Gandhi Matritva Poshan Yojana’ for four districts .
- Under this scheme mothers will get Rs. 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.
- The scheme is being implemented in Udaipur, Pratapgath, Banswara and Dungarpur on pilot basis for five years.
- These districts were selected because nutrition indicators among children and anaemia levels among mothers are worse than the average for the State.
- The objective is to compensate mothers for the loss of wages during pregnancy and after childbirth and to curb wasting and stunting among children as well as anaemia among mothers.
- Beneficiaries will receive cash in five instalments but 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.
(Source: The Hindu)
