An experimental study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana among antenatal mothers at selected hospital of Durg C.G.

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, under the overall umbrella of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), has been proposed by a way of modifying the National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS). While NMBS is linked to the provision of better diet for pregnant women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana integrates cash assistance with antenatal care during the pregnancy period, institutional care during delivery and immediate postpartum period in a health center by establishing systems of coordinated care by the field level health workers. The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a 100 percent centrally sponsored scheme launched by the Honorable Prime Minister of our country on April 12, 2005 for reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality.