Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana

Direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme • cash benefits are provided to pregnant women in their bank account directly to meet enhanced nutritional needs and partially compensate for wage loss • Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) receive a cash benefit of Rs. 5,000 in three instalments on fulfilling the respective conditionality, for the first living child of the family Beneficiry - All PW/LM excluding those in receipt of similar benefits elsewhere (employees of PSUs etc.)