Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana provides cash benefit of ₹5,000 for first child and ₹6,000 for second girl child

Exam-focused facts from the 4 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a Centrally Sponsored flagship scheme to provide maternity benefits to women belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged sections of society.
Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers receive a cash benefit of five thousand rupees for the first child and six thousand rupees for the second girl child.
Four crore 50 lakh beneficiaries are enrolled under the scheme and more than 19 thousand crore rupees has been disbursed to the beneficiaries.