Mamata Scheme

To alleviate the issue of maternal and infant undernutrition, Government of Odisha launched Mamata scheme in 2011 for pregnant women and lactating mothers. It is a conditional cash transfer maternity benefit scheme where Rs 5000/- is transferred to the bank account of mothers. Pregnant and lactating women of 19 & above age group, for the first two live births except those who avail maternity benefit (who are themselves employees or wives of employees of State Govt/Central Govt/PSUs). This scheme provides monetary support to the pregnant and lactating women to enable them to seek improved nutrition and promote health seeking behavior.

Benefits To provide partial wage compensation for pregnant and nursing mothers so that they are able to rest adequately during their pregnancy and after delivery. To increase utilization of maternal and child health services, especially antenatal care, postnatal care and immunization. To improve mother and child care practices, especially exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding of infants.