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File No. SS-OD-WMC-003 · Odisha State Scheme · Women & Child Development Department (ICDS)

Mamata Yojana (Odisha Maternity Benefit ₹10,000)

₹10,000 for pregnant and lactating women in Odisha for their first two live births — ₹6,000 at six months of pregnancy and ₹4,000 after the child is about ten months old — doubled from ₹5,000; Government and PSU employees are excluded.

What this scheme offers

Mamata, started in 2011, is Odisha's conditional cash transfer for maternity, run through Anganwadi centres. Pregnant and lactating women aged 19 and above receive ₹10,000 for their first two live births, in two instalments: ₹6,000 once the pregnancy is six months along and the first set of conditions is met, and ₹4,000 after the child is about ten months old and has been immunised and exclusively breastfed. The benefit was doubled from ₹5,000 by a decision of 13 February 2024. Women from 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups can claim for every pregnancy rather than only two. Government and public-sector employees and their wives are excluded, and Odisha pays Mamata instead of the central PMMVY. The department states that the scheme covers all 338 ICDS projects in 30 districts.

Who is eligible

  • A pregnant or lactating woman aged 19 or above, for her first two live births.
  • Women of the 13 particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) can claim for each pregnancy.
  • Not eligible: Central or State Government and public-sector employees, and their wives.
  • Payment depends on conditions — pregnancy registration, antenatal checks and counselling, then birth registration, immunisation and exclusive breastfeeding for six months.

Documents required

  • Mother and Child Protection (MCP) card
  • Aadhaar card and Aadhaar-linked bank account
  • Registration of the pregnancy at the Anganwadi Centre
  • Birth registration at the Anganwadi or Health Sub-Centre, for the second instalment
  • Immunisation record of the child

How to apply

  1. Register your pregnancy at your Anganwadi Centre (AWC) or Health Sub-Centre and get an MCP card.
  2. Attend the antenatal checks and at least one counselling session at the AWC, Village Health and Nutrition Day or a home visit.
  3. The Anganwadi worker and ANM verify the conditions, and the first instalment of ₹6,000 is paid into your bank account.
  4. After the birth, register it and keep the child's immunisation up to date; breastfeed exclusively for six months.
  5. When the child reaches about ten months and the conditions are verified, the second instalment of ₹4,000 is paid.

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