Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana Completes Nine yearsOn January 1, 2026, the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a flagship maternity benefit scheme of the Government of India (GoI), completed nine years of implementation, marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to support pregnant women and lactating mothers.
About Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY):
Overview: The PMMVY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), launched on January 01, 2017.
NSFA: The scheme is being implemented as per provisions under Section 4 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.
Purpose: The scheme aims to provide financial support to pregnant and lactating mothers to improve maternal wellbeing by ensuring safe delivery, reduced malnutrition, and wage loss during pregnancy.

• It provides free meals, during pregnancy and six months after the childbirth, through the local Anganwadi is envisaged so as to meet the nutritional standards.

Mission Shakti: The scheme launched in 2022, combines various schemes for women’s empowerment, including financial support and safety.

• PMMVY was brought under the Samarthya component of Mission Shakti, which focuses on economic empowerment and financial inclusion for women.

Funding Pattern: It is implemented with a funding ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State Governments (SG) and Union Territories (UTs) with legislature except North East (NE) & Special Category States where the ratio is 90:10.

• For UTs without a legislature, 100% funding will be provided by the Central Government (CG).

Benefit: The benefit is available to a woman for the first two living children provided the second child is a girl.

• In case of the first child the amount of Rs 5000 in two instalments and for the second child, the benefit of Rs 6000 will be provided subject to the second child being a girl child in one instalment after the birth.