Govt to grant a Rs. 45,000 food allowance for pregnant women

A project to provide a nutritional food allowance amounting to Rs. 45,000 will be granted to pregnant mothers during their pregnancy period starting from this year, the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment announced.

The nutritional allowance, which was introduced by the previous Good Governance Regime amounting to Rs. 20,000 evenly divided throughout the ten months of pregnancy, has now been revised to Rs. 45,000.

MIAP

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