In Bihar, low registration for a govt scheme keeps pregnant women from accessing healthcare
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Merely 3.97 lakh pregnant women in Bihar, against 15.01 lakh institutional deliveries, availed of benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, or central government’s maternity benefit scheme, in 2021–22, as per data compiled by the state’s women and child development department. At least half of the women who applied for the scheme were rejected, … Continue reading "In Bihar, low registration for a govt scheme keeps pregnant women from accessing healthcare" The post In Bihar, l