Pregnant and lactating mothers will need to produce the Aadhaar card to avail the Rs 6,000 grant given under the Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana (PMMY), making it the latest scheme for which the 12-digit identity number will be mandatory.
The Union women and child development ministry, which implements the scheme, issued a notification on August 4 making Aadhar mandatory.
Under PMMY, the ministry gives Rs 6,000 to pregnant and lactating mothers for the first living child to partially compensate for the wage loss, so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after the delivery of their child.
While a pregnant mother will get Rs 5,000 before the delivery of the child, another Rs 1,000 will be transferred to her account post delivery.
