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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
