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Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has achieved a significant milestone by crossing one crore beneficiaries. Consider the following statements about PMMVY:
- It is a direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme under which cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank to meet enhanced nutritional needs.
- All the pregnant women and lactating mothers who have their pregnancy on or after 1st January 2017, are eligible for the scheme.
- Under the scheme, they will receive a cash benefit of Rs. 4,000 in three installments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, viz. early registration of pregnancy, ante-natal check-up and registration of the birth of the child and completion of first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family.
Which of the following statements given above is /are correct?
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1 and 2
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
1, 2 and 3
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Your Ans is
Right ans is A
Your Answer Is Correct
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Explanation :
- PMMVY is a direct benefit transfer scheme under which cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank account directly to meet enhanced nutritional needs and partially compensate for wage loss.
- All the pregnant women and lactating mothers, who have their pregnancy on or after 1st January 2017, are eligible for the scheme.
- A cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three installments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, viz. early registration of pregnancy, ante-natal check-up and registration of the birth of the child and completion of first cycle of vaccination for the first living child of the family.
- The eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive under JananiSurakshaYojana (JSY). Thus, on an average, a woman gets Rs 6,000.
- Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Rajasthan are the top five States/UT in the country in implementation of PMMVY.
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