Many schemes are run by the Government of India for the citizens of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is promoting women empowerment. That is why many schemes are run by the government especially for women.
Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vadana Yojana is being run by the government since 2017 to provide benefits to pregnant women. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 6000 is given to pregnant women. Let us know how women can apply for this scheme. What is the whole process?
Under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana run by the Government of India, financial assistance of Rs 5000 is given by the Government of India for the first child. So for the second child, financial assistance of Rs 6000 is given. But if the second child is a girl. Only then benefits are given for the second time in the scheme. For the first child, the money is given in two installments, in which the first installment is Rs 3000 and the second installment is Rs 2000. Whereas, if the second child is a girl then Rs 6000 is given in one installment.
The benefit of the scheme is given to those women whose annual family income is less than 8 lakhs or who are BPL card holders or women who belong to Scheduled Castes and Tribes. Women holding e-shram card. Beneficiary women farmers under Kisan Samman Nidhi. Under this scheme, benefits are also given to women MNREGA job card holders. For other information related to the scheme, visit https://wcd.delhi.gov.in/wcd/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana-pmmvy.
To apply for the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana run by the Government of India, pregnant women have to register at the Anganwadi centre. After this the form has to be submitted for the scheme with correct information and related documents. The scheme form can also be downloaded from this website http://wcd.nic.in. This form will also have to be filled and submitted to the Anganwadi center along with the documents.
