PMMVY IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES IN AURANGABAD
[1]Dr. Shweta Goel [2]Hemant Kumar
ABSTRACT
Starting January 1, 2017, the Indian government has rolled out the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). The PMMVY Scheme forms parts of the provisions made in Section 4 of National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, which also aims at extending this financial support to anticipating and nursing mothers to enhance their health and nutritional status as well as compensate them for lost income. There is collection of both primary and secondary data from the department and its environment. The secondary data are available from some specific reports that are known to belong to a reputable organization, either governmental or non-governmental. This research examines the political, social, cultural, economic, and personal factors that, individually, or collectively, influence accessibility, affordability, acceptability, and quality of maternal health care services at individual, community and district level. Special focus is given to antenatal, postnatal and midwifery care. The aim of the research is, therefore, assessing the success of implementation of the pmmvy scheme in Aurangabad, Bihar. more in depth and acquiring maternal healthcare in the region that has been more as a concern politically, socially, culturally and economically. The study seeks to investigate household and community factors as well as district level factors that may influence the use of PMMVY plan maternal health services in particular birth assisted by skilled practitioners and postnatal care. Then, adopting a human rights framework, the paper will explore some of the social and service delivery components that contribute to maternal deaths in Aurangabad, Bihar. Finally, the efficiency of the public provision of maternal and child care, as Implementing agency (PMMVY), will be analyzed employing data envelopment analyses.
KEYWORDS : PMMVY, Aurangabad, Bihar, Maternal Health, Child Care, National Food Security Act, Financial Assistance, ICDS, Integrity, Accountability
[1] Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
[2] Research Scholar, Department of Management, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Bihar
