Cabinet okays merger of Mamata, PMMVY

The state Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, approved six proposals, including merger of the state-sponsored Mamata Yojana with the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Wednesday.

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Following the merger, the new initiative will be named Mamata-PMMVY, Majhi said.

"Earlier, beneficiaries used to get ₹10,000 for the birth of a girl child under Mamata Yojana. Now, they will get ₹12,000 under Mamata-PMMVY," the chief minister said, adding that beneficiaries will receive ₹10,000 for the birth of a boy child under the merged scheme.

Women from PVTG community will be given ₹12,000 for the birth of a girl child and ₹10,000 for the birth of a boy for all live births, he stated. Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers, who used to get ₹200 and ₹100 respectively as incentive earlier, will now receive ₹250 and ₹150, Majhi said.

In the next five years, the expenditure on Mamata-PMMVY would be about ₹2,670 crore, he said.

The state has also decided to construct a barrage in Mayurbhanj district at a cost of ₹97.67 crore. The work is planned to be completed in 30 months, the CM said.