The Centre had last year specified that the PMMVY would provide Rs 5,000 to pregnant women, saying the earlier Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme to encourage institutional deliveries would provide the balance amount. The government had also specified that women giving their first births would be eligible for the scheme. The Rs 6,000 benefit is intended for all women who are registered with the local anganwadis, or mother-and-child centres, and are not employed in the government or public sector organisations. The National Food Security Act passed by Parliament in 2013 grants pregnant women a benefit of Rs 6,000 each. Mamta, a Delhi resident, is among the women who have applied by submitting a form to local mother-and-child care workers but are yet to receive the Rs 6,000.

Source: The Telegraph January 30, 2018 21:56 UTC