Tripura government has launched Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme on 25 June 2020. Under this scheme, the state govt. will provide nutrition kits to pregnant women and lactating mothers absolutely free of cost.
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This CM Matru Pushti Uphaar Scheme is a part of the state govt’s efforts to fight malnutrition and maternal mortality.
The state govt. is expected to incur an expenses of around Rs. 8 crore per annum on this initiative.
The Tripura Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar Yojana was announced by the State Minister for Social Welfare and Social Education Santana Chakma.
Around 40,000 pregnant / lactating women would be benefited from the nutrition kits and the cost of each kit is approx. Rs. 500.
The new scheme for pregnant / lactating women in Tripura will be in addition to the Pradhan Mantri Matru Bandana Yojana in which Rs. 5000 each was given to 58,996 beneficiaries after the birth of their first child.