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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE SECRETARIAT

[G.O. Ms. No. 4/2018-19/Wel. (SCW)/1911,

Puducherry, dated 12th December 2018]

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the

following Amendment to the rules for Grant of Financial Assistant to

the Poor Scheduled Caste Pregnant and Lactating Women, 1993,

notified vide G.O. Ms. No. 24/93-Wel. (SCW), dated the 23rd April, 1993

of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Government of Puducherry and to

enhance the financial benefit provided in the rules, as follows:—

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AMENDMENT

In the “Rules for Grant of Financial Assistance to the Poor

Scheduled Caste Pregnant and Lactating Women, 1993”.

1. Amendment of rule 1.— In rule 1, of the Rules for Grant of

Financial Assistance to the Poor Scheduled Caste Pregnant and

Lactating Women, 1993, the short title, extent and commencement shall

be substituted, namely:–

(i) These rules may be called “Rules for Grant of Financial

Assistance to the Poor Scheduled Caste Pregnant and Lactating Women

under Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (Amendment) Scheme, 2018”.

(ii) It shall be come into force on the date of issue of this

Notification.

2. Amendment of rule 3.—

(iii) In the said rules, after clause (e) of rule 3, the following

shall be included, namely:–

“(f) The Non-Scheduled Caste bride who got inter-caste

marriage with Scheduled Caste bridegroom is also eligible under

the Scheme”.

3. Amendment of rule 4.—

(iii) In the said rules, for the existing rule 4, the following shall

be substituted, namely:–

“4. Quantum of Assistance:–

Subject to the fulfillment of the conditions specified under

rule 3, a pregnant/lactating woman shall be entitled for grant of

financial assistance of ` 18,000 which will be paid in 3

installments for 1st child only through Direct Benefit Transfer

mode as indicated below:–

Installment

Conditions

Central

State

Total

share

share

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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`

`

I

Early registration of pregnancy

1,000

1,000

2,000

II

Received at least one antenatal

2,000

6,000

8,000

checkup (after 6 months of

pregnancy).

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III

Child birth is registered, the child

2,000

6,000

8,000

has received first cycle of BCG,

OPV, DPT and Hepatitis-B or its

equivalent/substitute.

Total

5,000

13,000 18,000

For the 2nd child the Financial Assistance of ` 18,000 shall

be fully borne by the State Government which will be paid in

2 installments through Direct Benefit Transfer mode as indicated

below:–

(a) The Pre-natal assistance shall be ` 3,000 per month for

three months prior to the month of delivery.

(b) The Post-natal assistance shall be ` 3,000 per month for

three months from the month of delivery”

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,

Puducherry vide their I.D. No. 2025/FC/FD/F5/A2/2018, dated 3-10-2018.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

D. RAGHUNATHAN,

Under Secretary to Government

(Adi Dravidar Welfare).

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