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To alleviate the issue of maternal and infant under nutrition, Government of Odisha, has launched a state specific scheme for pregnant women and lactating mothers called MAMATA- a conditional cash transfer maternity benefit scheme. This scheme provides monetary support to the pregnant and lactating women to enable them to seek improved nutrition and promote health seeking behavior

Objectives:

  • To provide partial wage compensation for pregnant and nursing mothers so that they are able to rest adequately during their pregnancy and after delivery.
  • To increase utilization of maternal and child health services, especially antenatal care, postnatal care and immunization.
  • To improve mother and child care practices, especially exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding of infants.

Target Group:

Pregnant and lactating woman of 19 & above age group, for the first two live births except those who avail maternity benefit (who are themselves employees or wives of employees of State Govt/Central Govt/PSUs).

Financial Norms:

Conditionality

Primary Responsibility to ensure service delivery

Means of Verification

First Instalment (end of six months of pregnancy)

1500/

 

Pregnancy registered within 6 months at the AWC/mini AWC or Health Centre (Sub-centre/PHC/ CHC/ District hospital / empanelled private doctor under JSY

AWW

 

MCP Card Et Scheme Register

 

Received at least one antenatal check-up

ANM

MCP Card

Received IFA tablets

ANM

MCP Card

  • Received at least one TT vaccination

ANM

MCP Card

Received at least one counseling session at the AWC/VHND/Home Visit

AWW

 

Second Installment (after completion of three months of the child)

1500/-

 

Registration of child birth

ANM

MCP Card

  • Child received BCG vaccination

ANM

MCP Card

Child received Polio -1 and DPT-1 vaccination

ANM

MCP Card

Child received Polio-2 and DPT-2 vaccination

ANM

MCP Card

Child weighed at least two times after birth (out of optimal 4 times including weighing at birth)

AWW

 

MCP Card

Mother attended at least two IYCF counseling sessions at the AWC/VHND/Home Visit after delivery (out of optimal 3 times)

AWW

 

MCP Card