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Under which scheme, pregnant women are given Rs. 5,000 for not being allowed to work in the last stages of pregnancy. (a) Pradhanmantri Swadhar Yojana. (b) Pradhanmantri Matru Vandana Yojana. (c) Pradhanmantri Surakshit Matrutva Yojana. (d) Pradhanmantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana. Which of the options(s) given above is/are correct?

Under which scheme, pregnant women are given Rs. 5,000 for not being allowed to work in the last stages of pregnancy. (a) Pradhanmantri Swadhar Yojana. (b) Pradhanmantri Matru Vandana Yojana. (c) Pradhanmantri Surakshit Matrutva Yojana. (d) Pradhanmantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana. Which of the options(s) given above is/are correct? Correct Answer Only (b)

The correct answer is Only (b).

  • Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is a maternity benefit program being implemented in all districts of the country with effect from 1st January 2017.
  • It is a centrally sponsored scheme being executed by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
  • All Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM), excluding those who are in regular employment with the Central Government or the State Governments or PSUs or those who receive similar benefits under any law for the time being in force.
  • Beneficiaries receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three installments on fulfilling the following conditions:
    • Early registration of pregnancy.
    • Ante-natal check-up.
    • Registration of the birth of the child and completion of the first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family.

Important Points

Pradhanmantri Swadhar Yojana
  • The scheme was launched by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in 2002 for the rehabilitation of women in difficult circumstances.
  • The beneficiaries include widows deserted by their families and relatives, women prisoners released from jail and without family support, women survivors of natural disasters, women victims of terrorist/extremist violence, etc.
Pradhanmantri Surakshit Matrutva Yojana
  • This scheme mainly aims at boosting the health care facilities for pregnant women, especially poor women.
  • The Scheme also tries to protect pregnant ladies from infectious diseases.
Pradhanmantri Jan Aushadhi Yojana
  • It is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals in 2008 under the name Janaushadi Campaign, which was revamped as PMBJP in 2015-16.
  • Its coverage of quality generic medicines reduces the out-of-pocket expenditure on medicines and thereby redefines the unit cost of treatment per person.

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