The scheme was recently announced by the Rajasthan Government on pilot basis in 4 districts.
The scheme will be implemented in Udaipur, Pratapgath, Banswara and Dungarpur, where nutrition indicators among children and anaemia levels among mothers are worse than the average for the State.
It is a maternity benefit scheme.
Under the scheme ₹6,000 will be offered for the birth of the second child.
The State scheme will complement the Central government’s Pradhan MantriMatruVandanaYojana (PMMVY) which offers ₹5,000 for the birth of the first child.
About PMMVY
The scheme is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women.
It provides a partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices.