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Agency, New Delhi.
Published by: Jeet Kumar
Updated Thu, 03 Mar 2022 05:58 AM IST
Summary
Pregnant and lactating mothers can take advantage of this scheme once more. For this, the second child must have a daughter.
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In order to encourage the girl child under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandan Yojana, now the benefit of this scheme can be taken even on the birth of the second child. In this scheme, women are given 5000 rupees in three installments and under Janani Suraksha Yojana, an amount of one thousand rupees i.e. a total amount of six thousand rupees is given.
Now pregnant and lactating mothers can take advantage of this scheme once more. For this, the second child must have a daughter. The new rule will come into effect from April 1. Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/MTUrPcR1VY
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2021
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched this scheme on 17 January 2017. The central government has taken this step to encourage the birth of girl child.