Rs 6000 aid for pregnant women: PM Modi

Published On 2017-01-02 05:57 GMT   |   Update On 2017-01-02 05:57 GMT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a scheme to provide pregnant women financial aid of Rs 6,000 as part of efforts to bring down the maternal mortality rate.

"The scheme will be applicable over 650 districts of the country. Under this scheme a pregnant woman will be provided with Rs 6,000 for covering hospital admission, vaccination and nutritional food," said Modi in his special address to the nation on New Year's Eve.


"The money will be directly transferred to pregnant women bank accounts," he said, adding that it "will greatly help in bringing down maternal mortality rate".




 
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