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Indian maternity benefit programme

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Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana: Indian maternity benefit programme
Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) (transl. Prime Minister's Maternity Welfare Scheme), previously known as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana, is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was originally launched in 2010 and renamed in 2017. The scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for the first live birth.

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