Pregnant, lactating women to get Rs 5000 each under PMMVY
Source: The Sangai Express / DIPR
Imphal, February 03 2018:
Social Welfare and Cooperation Minister Nemcha Kipgen today launched the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a maternity benefits scheme for all Pregnant Women & LactatingMothers (PW&LM), through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at her New Secretariat office chamber.
It is a Centrally sponsored scheme with 10 percent State share.
The Direct Benefit Transfer for the scheme will be operational through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS), a web-based online software application developed and implemented by the Office of Controller General of Accounts (CGA).
Nemcha Kipgen said that the scheme will directly reach the right beneficiaries through individual's bank accounts electronically and tiers involved in fund flow will be minimised and delay in payment of fund to the beneficiaries will be reduced.
She said that the eligible beneficiaries under PMMVY programme get a total amount of Rs 5000 in three instalments - Rs 1000 will be received in the 1st instalment after first anti natal check-up when pregnancy is registered, Rs 2000 in the 2nd instalment at the last trimester and in the 3rd instalment, Rs 2000 will be received after 1st immunisation.
The PMMVY programme is restricted to only the first born child per woman.
In case of miscarriage/till birth, the beneficiary would be eligible to claim the remaining instalment (s) in event of any future pregnancy.
The scheme excludes to any woman in regular employment with the Central Government or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, she elaborated.
The Minister said, "Social Welfare Department has received 5000 forms till date from the Anganwadi workers which is verified by Supervisor and Child Development Project Officer (CDPO).
Out of them, 1696 beneficiaries have been approved.
Process is on to reach to all the deserving beneficiaries." On the occasion, the Social Welfare Minister announced that DBT will soon be implemented for various schemes/programmes given under the Department mainly to ease the various inconveniences faced by the beneficiaries.
She appealed to all the media personnel to take main role in reaching all the information regarding the various schemes launched by the State Government to the masses.
The launching ceremony was also graced by Commissioner, Social Welfare H Dileep Singh, Director, Social Welfare Jacintha Lazarus, Joint Director, Social Welfare, Surrender A Shishak, Deputy Directors and concerned officials.