Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY), Conditional Maternity
Benefit (CMB) is a centrally sponsored scheme for pregnant and lactating
(P & L) women to improve their health & nutrition status to better enabling
environment by providing cash incentives to pregnant and nursing mothers.
It is being implemented using the platform of ICDS. The scheme was
introduced in October, 2010 on pilot basis now operational in 53 selected
districts including Bihar. The scheme attempts to partly compensate for
wage loss to Pregnant & Lactating women both prior to and after delivery of
the child. The scheme envisages providing cash directly to the beneficiary
through their Bank Accounts/Post Office Accounts, in response to individual
fulfilling specific conditions. The scheme covers all pregnant and lactating
women above 19 years of age and above for first two live births are entitled
for benefits under the scheme except all Government/PSUs (Central & State)