Chhattisgarh has become the leader in the country in the Prime Minister Matru Vandana Yojana. In a special campaign, the state achieved first place in registration and disposal by completing 72% of the target in 9 days. Janjgir-Champa district stood first in the state.
Raipur 28 June 2026/ Chhattisgarh has registered a historic achievement and secured first position in the country in the special campaign conducted from June 15 to July 15 for the registration of pregnant and infant mothers under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. The state has achieved remarkable success by completing 72 percent of the set target in just the first 9 days of the campaign.
- The state has not only achieved the highest position in the country in the registration of beneficiaries, but has also achieved the highest achievement in disposal of pre-registered beneficiaries, leaving all the states behind. This achievement is the result of coordinated and dedicated efforts of the Women and Child Development Department, Anganwadi workers, supervisors, field staff and all concerned stakeholders.
- Under the special campaign, district Janjgir-Champa has performed excellently by securing first position in the entire state with 96 percent target achievement. This achievement reflects the sensitivity, activeness and effective functioning of the district towards maternal and child welfare.
What is Matri Vandana Yojana?
Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) is an important maternal welfare scheme of the Government of India, which aims to provide financial support to pregnant and lactating women for nutrition, health care and safe motherhood. Under the scheme, an assistance amount of Rs 5,000 is provided to eligible women on the birth of their first living child, while an incentive amount of Rs 6,000 is given on the birth of a girl child as the second child. This scheme is playing an important role in protecting the health of women, promoting institutional delivery and ensuring better nutrition and overall development of infants.
How did Chhattisgarh become the leading state of the country?
- On this proud achievement, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, while congratulating and best wishes to the entire team of Women and Child Development Department, field staff and all the supporting organizations, said that maternal and child health is among the top priorities of the state government. Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is providing safe motherhood to women as well as laying a strong foundation for the healthy future of babies. He expressed confidence that Chhattisgarh will achieve 100 percent target in the coming days and emerge as a role model for the country.
- Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Lakshmi Rajwade heartily congratulated the departmental officers, employees, Anganwadi workers and all the stakeholders on this remarkable achievement and said that this success is the result of collective commitment, continuous monitoring and dedication towards public welfare. He said that the state government is committed to ensure that every eligible pregnant and lactating mother can avail the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana.
- He appealed to all the eligible women of the state to register themselves by taking advantage of the special campaign being run till July 15, so that they can get proper benefits of the government schemes in this important phase of motherhood.