Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana launched at Apollo Hospital

The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana to assure nourishment of new-born children was launched at Apollo Hospital in city recently.

Pregnant women and lactating mothers are also eligible for this scheme. The benefits of this scheme is that the mother will be paid Rs.5,000 in three instalments for the first live child. About 60 pregnant women took part in the launch.

Seen in the picture are (from left) Chamaraja Mohalla Anganwadi Supervisor Bhagyashree, Child Welfare Officer Manjula V. Patel, District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. R. Venkatesh, Women and Child Development Department Deputy Director K. Padma, District Family Welfare Officer Dr. Siraj and Consultants, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Apollo Hospital, Mysuru Dr. L.V. Vanitha and Dr. M.D. Rashmi. Vice-President and Head of Unit, Apollo BGS Hospital, Mysuru N.G. Bharatheesha Reddy was also present.

This post was published on December 6, 2019 5:05 pm