Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyoj Yojana
It is Maternity benefit program run by the central government and introduced in the year 2010. Under this scheme, 19 years of age or above pregnant and lactating women will get cash transfer to the bank account as financial assistance from the government. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyoj Yojana has got a financial help of Rs. 2700 in budget 2017 that was earlier Rs. 400 crore.
Important Links
IGMSY Official Webpage
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana
It is social welfare scheme that has the main objective generate awareness and improve the ground level efficiency of schemes for girls. The Yojana also aims to maintain sex ratio in the country as currently, India has 918 girls per 1000 boys. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana has got a budget of Rs. 200 crore to get the scheme to another level.
Important Links
BBBPY Official Webpage
National Crèche Scheme
The scheme has the main objective to provide protection of 0-6 year whose mothers are working women with income less than Rs. 12,000. This scheme was named on Rajiv Gandhi; provide supplementary nutrition, emergency health care, and pre-school education along with keeping children in the safe place.
For National Crèche Scheme, Narendra Modi Government has extended the budget from Rs. 150 crores to 200 crores.
Integrated Child Protection Scheme
ICPS was started in the year 2009 with main focus as safety and care Children, Juveniles and other vulnerable children. For this scheme, the finance minister has gone up from Rs 397 in 2016-17 to Rs 648 crore.
Important Links
NNC Official Page
Other Schemes Finance in Union Budget 2017-18
- Swadhar Greh (home for widows) will get Rs. 100 crore
- One Stop Crisis Centres upgraded to Rs. 90 crore
- Women Helpline downgraded to Rs. 10 crore
- National Mission for Empowerment of Women went up to Rs 70 crore
- Nirbhaya Fund will get Rs. 713 crore help.
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