Port Blair, Aug 21: The Department of Social Welfare is implementing the scheme of ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana’ since 1st Sept 2017. Under this scheme, pregnant women and lactating mothers for first child in the family, excluding those who are in regular employment with Central/State Government or Public Sector Undertakings or those in receipt of similar benefits under any law, are eligible. This scheme provides cash incentives of Rs. 5000/- in three installments which would be paid to the beneficiary’s bank account in DBT mode through PFMS. 

All the beneficiaries have been requested to enroll themselves in the nearest Anganwadi Centres, so as to avail the benefit under this scheme. For the eligible beneficiaries, whose Aadhaar is not updated, the same may be got updated in Aadhaar Enrolment Centres at CDPO Office of Ferrargunj, Rangat, Diglipur & Car Nicobar.