• Draft guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana
  Yojana (PMMVY) have been prepared by the Ministry.
• Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), previously Indira Gandhi
  Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), is a maternity benefit program run by the
  government of India.
• It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of
  19 years of age or above for first two live births.
  • Aadhaar linkage
  • Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs. 5000 in beneficiary’s bank/post office
    account in three instalments:
    • At the stage of early registration of pregnancy,
    • After six months of pregnancy on at least one antenatal checkup and registration of child birth &
    • First cycle of immunisation of the child.
• It provides partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during
  childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good
  nutrition and feeding practices.
• In 2013, the scheme was brought under the National Food Security Act,
  2013 to implement the provision of cash maternity benefit of ₹6,000 stated
  in the Act.

Centrally Sponsored Scheme under which :

• The cost sharing ratio between the Centre and the States & UTs with
  Legislature is 60:40
• For North-Eastern States & three Himalayan States; it is 90:10
• 100% Central assistance for Union Territories without Legislature