Effect of India's flagship conditional maternity benefit scheme on utilization of maternal and child health services: evidence from a statewide evaluation study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is India's flagship Maternity Benefit Programme to improve maternal nutrition and child health. This study evaluates the functional status of the scheme, knowledge regarding the scheme and its effect on pattern of service utilization in a north Indian state.

Methods

A three-pronged mixed-methods evaluation including household survey of beneficiary and non-beneficiary women, in-depth interviews of key stakeholders (district and state level program managers, program implementers and frontline workers) and review of secondary data from the PMMVY Common Application Software and state PMMVY dashboard was done. Household survey covered 1290 women, and 70 in-depth interviews were held with eligible women, and PMMVY manageri

SUBMITTER: Banerjee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11910864 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature