Overview

• More than 4 crore women have received at least one PMMVY payment, with total disbursements crossing ₹19,028 crore.
• The special registration campaign has been prolonged to capture late enrollees and guarantee benefit access for all eligible women.
• Under PMMVY, mothers receive ₹5,000 in two installments for a first child and ₹6,000 in a single payment after the birth of a second girl child.
• The PMMVYSoft platform integrates Aadhaar-based NPCI verification, facial-recognition authentication, an Integrated Grievance Module and a multilingual helpline to streamline transfers.
• Officials credit the scheme’s impact to coordinated efforts among the Ministry, state authorities and frontline Anganwadi and ASHA workers to boost maternal nutrition, health-seeking behavior and gender equity.