Objectives
- To provide cash incentive for partial compensation for the wage loss so that the women can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the child.
- To improve health seeking behavior amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).
Coverage
Under the scheme, Pregnant women & lactating mother will be given maternity benefit of Rs. 5000/- for second child (boy) in one instalment after the birth. The child born on or after 08.03.2022 in any family in state of Haryana fulfilling the eligibility criteria of scheme will be paid benefit through PPP and DBT into the account of beneficiaries.
Eligibility Criteria
- Women belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribe.
- Women who are partially (40%) or fully disabled (Divyang Jan).
- Women holder of BPL ration card.
- Women beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY) under Ayushman Bharat.
- Women holding E-shram card.
- Women farmers who are beneficiaries under Kishan Samman Nidhi.
- Women holding MGNREGA job card.
- Women whose net family income is less than Rs. 8 lakh per annum.
- Pregnant and Lactating AWWs/ AWHs/ ASHAs.
- Any other category as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
Benefits can be availed only on the basis of the Aadhar Number of Beneficiary so as to avoid any duplication or malpractices.