New maternity scheme introduced in Tamenglong
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Tamenglong, September 12 2013: For the first time in Manipur, a new monetary benefit programme for pregnant mothers has been introduced in Tamenglong district.

The new scheme called Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana(IGMSY), a conditional maternity scheme was introduced under Integrated Child Development Scheme(ICDS) to provide monetary help to the pregnant women after it was launched on March 14,2011, according to Child Development Project Officer M Memcha Devi of Social Welfare Department, Tamenglong.

Memcha was speaking during the technical session of second day of the three-day long Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign at Town Baptist Church hall in Tamenglong district head quarter today.

Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Imphal is organising the campaign in collaboration with its sister Offices in Manipur and District administration of Tamenglong.

People thronging to register their names during the free medical camp organised as part of the 3-day long Bharat Nirman Information Campaign at Tamenglong district headquarters

Informing that the Tamenglong district administration has started extending the benefits of the scheme to the beneficiaries in most sub-divisions, Memcha explained that as per the IGMSY scheme, the government provides Rs 4000 in cash on an instalment basis in three phases of pregnancy-pre-natal, natal and post natal period.

The cash awards were deposited in the bank accounts of the concerned pregnant mothers.

Assistant Project Officer L Bantim of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), informed that the cash award for the popular housing scheme under central sponsored Indira Awa Yojana(IAY)scheme will be increased from Rs 48000 to Rs 75000 in the current year 2013- 2014 .

This housing scheme will enhance the people living quality of families living under Below Poverty Line(BPL).

Tamenglong has around 13,000 BPL families.

The district administration had issued as many as 4500 beneficiaries of out 9000 Permanent Wait List (PWL).

There is a provision for people of disable and issued as many as 16 beneficiaries till date during 2012-2013 .

To avail the oldest housing, the district administration has prepared 9000 PWL which is being prepared by Village Authority through Block Development Officer concerned added.

"The site selection for the house is very important.

It will be well and good if people can settle in a cluster.

There should be water supply for drinking, electrification and well connectivity", Bantim said.

He clarified that the DRDA Tamenglong is the implementing agency and Block Development Officer will monitoring the scheme.

The IAY housing scheme is meant for families living under below poverty line.

The district administration also issued housing scheme to those house were destroyed by fire or landslide, he added.

To construct a house one can also get the bank loan, but no contract system is required, the official added.

As part of Bharat Nirman Public Information Campaign, a rally was also staged at Tamenglong district HQs today.

The rallyists carried banner and placards which read "save motherhood- JSY", "Timely immunization of newly born baby", "HIV/AIDs no cure only prevention", "Pucca road to every rural road", etc.