The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY)

Key Features

Scheme for pregnant and lactating mothers and The total cash benefit amount is 4000/- (paid in 3 installments)

Eligibility Criteria

Any woman is entitled to receive the benefit of the Woman must fulfill 4 criteria:

• Pregnant women
• Not less than 19 years old
• This is her first or second live birth
• She or her husband does not work in Government / Public Sector Undertaking (Central and State)

AWWs and AWHs may also avail the benefit under the Scheme if they are not receiving paid maternity benefits from the Government and fulfill the above-mentioned 4 criteria

How to Apply?

• Register at the AWC as soon as she gets to know about her pregnancy
• Sign an undertaking, which the AWW would maintain separately for each beneficiary. This undertaking says that the information given by the beneficiary is true and in case of wrongful claim, the amount paid to her may be recovered. Failing which, she would be liable for prosecution.
• Open a Bank/Post Office account so that cash benefits can be transferred in it
• Ask for services to be provided by AWW and ANM
• Ensure that the services she receives are marked in the MCP Card

The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was introduced in 2010 and is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births. It provides a partial wage compensation to women for wage-loss during childbirth and childcare and to provide conditions for safe delivery and good nutrition and feeding practices. In 2013, the scheme was brought under the National Food Security Act, 2013 to implement the provision of cash maternity benefit of 6,000 (US$89) stated in the Act.Presently, the scheme is implemented on a pilot basis in 53 selected districts and proposals are under consideration to scale it up to 200 additional 'high burden districts' in 2015-16.

Eligibility Conditions