{"id":24448,"date":"2022-01-08T06:35:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T06:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/?p=24448"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:45:37","slug":"pmmvy-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalraasta.com\/blog\/pmmvy-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"PMMVY: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maternity and childbirth are extremely important times in a family’s life since they necessitate extra attention, comfort, and nutrition. A pregnant woman’s situation in the country is far from ideal. Maternal health is one of the most important issues in India, which accounts for one-fifth of all births worldwide. The government is attempting to change this situation by reorganising several health-care programs. PMMVY: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, which was redesigned by PM Narendra Modi,<\/a> is one of these programs. Most women work until the later stages of pregnancy and shortly after delivery due to a variety of social reasons, which is unhealthy because their bodies do not get enough rest or time to recover. It inhibits their capacity to adequately breastfeed the infant during the vital first six months of life. This is what has a negative impact on both the mother and the baby’s health.<\/p>\n

Maternal health is critical to a woman’s ability to have a relatively simple and complication-free delivery. In 2015, India was responsible for one-fifth of all maternal deaths worldwide, which is an extremely high percentage. The major reasons for this were health disparities and social hierarchy. Anemia and malnutrition affect a substantial number of women in India, particularly in rural areas. This, in turn, becomes a concern for healthy pregnancies and births, since undernourished moms are more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies, which often result in difficulties.<\/p>\n

PMMVY stands for Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. The Prime Minister’s strategy for mother’s worship is loosely translated by the meaning of these phrases. The program began in 2017 with the goal of providing monetary compensation to pregnant women who have lost their jobs as a result of their pregnancy. This program also aims to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women.<\/p>\n

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