NITI Aayog Report Flags Discrepancies in Maternity Benefit Scheme
One in three Aadhaar-based payments for the Centre’s maternity benefit scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), was credited to a wrong bank account, according to a progress report on Poshan Abhiyaan (Nutrition Mission) released by the NITI Aayog recently.
Key Findings of the Report
- A substantial number of payments (28% of all Aadhaar-based payments, of 31.29 lakh) are going to different bank accounts than what had been provided by the beneficiaries. Sometimes these are even untraceable by beneficiaries and field functionaries. Findings are made on the basis of the data collected until March 31, 2019. 66% of the direct ....
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