Context:
User Manual, New Portal and Mobile App for Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) were recently launched.
About PMMVY:
- It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).
- Launched in 2017 in accordance with provision of National Food Security Act, 2013.
- In 2022, it was revised as PMMVY 2.0
- Incorporated in Mission Shakti (umbrella scheme for safety, security and empowerment of women).
About PMMVY 2.0:
- Ministry – Minister of Women and Child Development
- Type – Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- Objectives – To provide financial incentives to compensate for wage loss during pregnancy, enabling women to rest adequately before and after childbirth.
- Beneficiaries – PW&LM of at least 19 years of age in informal and unorganized sectors.
- Benefits –
- Conditional Maternity benefit of ₹5,000 for first living child of family.
- Institutional delivery and incentive available Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) are also provided.
- Support to girl child: Incentive of ₹6,000 in a single instalment is provided following birth of the 2nd girl child.
- Implementation: Through Angan Wadi Centre (AWC) under Angan Wadi Services Scheme.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements:
1. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
2. It, among other things will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
3. It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE). Hence, statement 1 is not correct.
