Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a scheme launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. Under pregnant woman or lactating mothers will be provided a maternity benefit. Under the maternity benefit scheme, a woman can receive support for her first two living children, with special consideration for the second child if it’s a girl. For the first child, the mother gets ₹5,000 in two parts through PMMVY, and after delivering the baby in a hospital, she also receives additional cash assistance under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), totaling ₹6,000 on average.
For the second child, if it’s a girl, the mother receives ₹6,000 all at once after the birth. If there’s a miscarriage or stillbirth, the mother can reapply for the benefits in case of future pregnancies. Additionally, as part of the ‘Mission Shakti’ initiative from April 1, 2022, extra cash support is provided for the second child if it’s a girl, aiming to encourage families to welcome girl children and help improve the gender balance at birth.
Objective of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
The Objectives of the PMMVY is to provide cash incentive for partial compensation for the wage loss so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child; and to improve health seeking behavior amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). The scheme also seeks to promote positive behavioural change towards girl child by providing additional cash incentive for the second child, if that is a girl child.
Benefit of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
- Scheme Condition for First Child
| Instalment | Conditions | Amount (in Rs.) |
| First Instalment | On registration of pregnancy and at least one Antenatal checkup within six months from last menstrual period date at the Anganwadi Centre or approved Health facilities may be identified by the respective administering State/UT. | 3,000/- |
| Second Instalment | Childbirth is registered. The child has received all due vaccines till the age of 14 weeks as admissible under the Universal Immunization Programme of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | 2,000/- |
- Scheme Condition for Second Child (if it is a girl child)
| Single Instalment | On registration of pregnancy and at least one Ante-Natal Check-up (ANC) within six months from LMP at the Anganwadi Centre (AWC) approved Health facilities may be identified by the respective administering State/UT. The girl child birth shall be registered under this Scheme. The girl child has received all due vaccines till the girl child attains age of fourteen weeks from the date of birth as admissible under the Universal Immunization Programme of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. | 6,000/- |
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be at least 19 years old and pregnant women.
- Applicants should be employed and facing wage loss due to their pregnancy.
- The scheme is only applicable for the first live birth.
- Eligible beneficiaries can apply for benefits under the PMMVY scheme within 270 days after childbirth.
- If a beneficiary delivers twins, triplets, or quadruplets in her second pregnancy, with at least one child being a girl, she will receive incentives for the second girl child according to PMMVY 2.0 guidelines.
The criteria for determining socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society will be the following:
- Women belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes;
- Women who are partially (40%) or fully disabled (Divyang Jan)
- Women holder of BPL ration Card 28
- Women Beneficiaries under PradhanMantri Jan AarogyaYojana (PMJAY) under Ayushman Bharat.
- Women holding E-shram card
- Women farmers who are beneficiaries under KishanSammanNidhi
- Women holding MGNREGA Job Card
- Women whose net family income is less than Rs. 8 Lakh per annum
- Pregnant and Lactating AWWs/ AWHs/ ASHAs x. Any other category as may be prescribed by the Central Government
The funds to the beneficiaries under PMMVY will be transferred directly to their Bank/Post Office account in Direct Benefit Transfer Mode. An eligible beneficiary can apply, at any point of time but not later than 730 days of pregnancy. LMP registered in the MCP card will be the date of pregnancy to be considered in this respect.If a beneficiary delivers twins/ triplet/ quadruplet in her second pregnancy, with one or more children being girl, then she will be receiving incentive for second girl child as per the PMMVY 2.0 norms.
Also read: Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
Document Required
- Aadhaar card,
- Aadhaar mapped bank/post office,
- Bank account details,
- Eligibility proof,
- MCP/RCHI card,
- LMP date,
- ANC date,
- Child birth certificate,
- Child immunization details etc.
How to apply online for Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
- Visit the official website of Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana 2024.
- Click on the Login option on the home page.
- Fill in the required information in the login window, including Email ID, Password, and Captcha Code.
- Click on the Login button to access the application portal.
- Fill out all the details asked in the application form.
- Click on the Submit button to send your online application.
- Once submitted, you will be eligible to receive all the benefits under the scheme.