Maternity Benefit Programme

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Any women with a monthly salary of above Rs 15,000 will be eligible for the benefit

So far, the benefits of the scheme have reached 10,000 women approximately, says govt

The Modi government today virtually halved the number of beneficiaries under its Maternity Benefit Programme (MBP) by restricting the scheme to firstborns instead of 'first two live births' as applicable earlier. PTI had earlier reported that reduced allocation of funds of Rs 2700 crore for the scheme in the Union Budget 2017- 2018 might lead to reduction in the number of beneficiaries. A government committee had estimated Rs 14.512 cr. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised address on new year eve last year, announced pan-India expansion of the existing Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, which was being implemented across 56 districts on a pilot-basis since 2010. The scheme was applicable for the first two live births. The Cabinet at its meeting today decided eligible pregnant women and lactating mothers (PW&LM) will now receive Rs 6,000 in nearly all blocks and districts of the country for improving their health and nutrition status. The scheme seeks to bring down ..

The pilot scheme will be applicable for the first two live births