Bhubaneswar, Feb 13: The Odisha government has doubled the financial assistance under MAMATA Yojana, a scheme for the pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced that the financial assistance has been doubled to 10,000.
The assistance will be given in two phases. In the first phase (six months after pregnancy), Rs 6000 will be provided while Rs 4000 will be provided in the second phase (after baby becomes 10 month).
The enhanced assistance will be given to all eligible beneficiaries, with retrospective effect from August 2023.