Maternity Benefit Programme (MBP) – Conditional Maternity Benifit (CMB) Programme

Program Initiator: Ministry of Women and Child Development of India

Índia

Goal: to assist in improving health seeking behavior and nutrition among the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) to reduce the effect of under-nutrition namely stunting, wasting and other related problems.

Brief description: The Scheme envisages providing cash incentive amounting to Rs.5,000/- directly to the Bank/Post Office Account of PW&LM during pregnancy and lactation in response to individual fulfilling specific conditions as detailed below:

Cash Transfer	Conditions	Amount In Rupees
Primeiro Installment	• Early Registration of Pregnancy	1,000/·
Second Installment	• Received at least one antenatal Check-up (after 6 months of pregnancy)	2,000/·
Third Installment	• Child birth Is registered • Child has rcceNed farst cycle of BCG, OPV, DPT and Hepatitus·B or Its cquivalent/substitute	2,000/·