Indira Gandhi Matritava Sahyog Yojana
(IGMSY)
28th October, 2010
Ministry of Women & Child Development
Government of India
BACKGROUND
: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
• Mean age at effective marriage of females
< 18 yrs.
16.3 yrs
• Mothers who consumed IFA Tablets for 90 days
or more during pregnancy
22.3%
• Institutional birth
40.7%
• Women (age 15-49) with BMI below normal
33.0%
• Pregnant women (age 15-49) who are anaemic
57.9%
[Source NFHS-3 Survey 2005-06]
THE SCHEME : OBJECTIVES

To improve the health & nutrition status of pregnant & lactating women
and infants by :
• Promoting appropriate practices, care and service utilisation during
pregnancy, safe delivery and lactation.
• Encouraging women to follow (optimal) IYCF practices including early
and exclusive breast feeding for the first six months.
• Contributing to better enabling environment by providing cash
incentives for improved health and nutrition to pregnant and lactating
mothers.
THE SCHEME : TARGET GROUP
• Pregnant Women of 19 years of age and above for first two
live births in selected 52 districts
• All government /PSU/SPSU employees will be excluded
• Approx. 13.80 lakh women in the first year (75% of P & L
women registered under ICDS)
THE SCHEME : DISTRICT SELECTION
•
6 indicators concerned with women identified from
DLHS-3 with equal weightages
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11 districts each are good and weak performing

26 districts are median performing
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4 are UTs
Expected 13.8 lakh beneficiaries
Cash
Transfer
Conditions
First (at

the end of
second
trimester) 

Incentive 
under JSY
Amou
nt (In
Rs.)
Registration of Pregnancy at 1500
AWC / health centres within 4
months of pregnancy
At least one ANC with IFA
tablets and TT
Attended
at
least
one
counselling session at AWC /
VHND
JSY package for institutional As per
delivery including early initiation JSY
of breastfeeding and ensure norms
colostrum feed.
Means of Verification
Mother & Child Protection
Card
reflecting
registration of pregnancy
by relevant AWC/ Health
Centres and counter
signed by AWW
Cash
Transfer
Second
(3
months
after
delivery)
Third (6
months
after
delivery)
Conditions
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Registration of child birth
The child has received:
OPV ,BCG at birth and DPT at
6 & 10 weeks
Attended at least 2 growth
monitoring
and
IYCF
counselling sessions within 3
months of delivery.
Amount Means of Verification
(In Rs.)
1500
Mother & Child Protection
Card, Growth Monitoring
Chart and Immunization
Register
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 1000
months & introduction of
complimentary feeding
The child has received OPV
and DPT at 14 weeks
Attended at least 2 growth
monitoring
and
IYCF
counselling sessions between
3rd and 6th months of delivery.
[Note: Benefits will also
be available for still births
and infant mortality.]
Self certification, Mother
& Child Protection Card,
Growth Monitoring Chart
and Immunization
Register
Cash transfer to all P & L women in pilot districts to
contribute :•
towards supporting health and nutritional needs of
pregnant and lactating mothers.
•
to partly compensate the woman for the wage loss
that she might incur while caring for herself and
the child specially upto 6 months of exclusive
breastfeeding.
It will also increase the demand for health services as
the incentives are based on fulfillment of specific
conditions relating to mother and child health and
nutrition
Funding pattern and functional responsibility


Centrally sponsored scheme
percent funding from GOI.
with
100
The day to day implementation and
administrative
matters
will
be
the
responsibility of the State Government.
MWCD
National Steering &
Monitoring Committee
IGMSY Section
State Steering & Monitoring
Committee
State ICDS Cell
District Steering &
Monitoring Committee
District ICDS Cell
Project level
Implementation &
Monitoring Committee
ICDS Project
Village H&N Committee
Aanganwadi Centres
Additional staff
 Central level (1 Director, I Under Secretary with one
Section and Consultants as and when required).

Additional staff of two each at district (One district
Coordinator and one Programme Assistant) and state
level (one Coordinator & one Programme Assistant)
Incentives to AWW and AWH

Incentives to AWW and AWH to motivate them to
effectively implement the scheme.
Rs.200 : AWW ; Rs.100: AWH per beneficiary
on disbursement of all instalments
MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
IGMSY Special Account at State ICDS Cell
IGMSY Special Account at
District ICDS Cell
IGMSY Special Account
Maintained By ICDS Project
Bank/ Post Office Account of
Pregnant & Lactating Mother
Monitoring :
• Same as ICDS.
• Steering & monitoring committees at all levels
Evaluation:
• Baseline and end-line surveys to measure the impact
• Assess its impact and take corrective measures through
mid-term and final evaluations.
Social Audit:
• Appropriate provision of social audit by external agencies
would be made.
Items included in the Budget are:•
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Cost of CCT @ Rs.4000 per beneficiary
Incentive for AWW/AWH @ Rs.300 per beneficiary
Baseline & Resource Mapping
IGMSY Section at MWCD
State and district ICDS Cell
Mid Term and Final Evaluation
Training Capacity Building & IEC @ 3% of total cost
Contingency @ 2% of total cost
Flexi Fund @ 2.5% of the total cost
• Regional workshops to sensitize officers upto the district
level – GoI
• Baseline surveys to be done
• Budget head to be opened
• Mechanism for opening of account (bank / post office) to
be established (since cash transfer only through
accounts)
• Steering and monitoring committees to be set up
• Additional staff to be hired
• Mid-term and end-line evaluation strategy to be
formulated
Thank you!