Schemes for Mothers in India
Complete contact guide — whom to approach, where to go, and official websites for all 9 schemes
Scheme-wise Details & Contacts
Happy Mother’s Day 2026 — Know your rights, access your benefits
🚨 National Helplines for Pregnant Women
Available 24×7 for emergencies, transport, and health queries
Anganwadi Services
India’s largest grassroots maternal & child welfare programme — provides nutrition, immunisation, health check-ups, referral services, nutrition education, and pre-school education to children (0–6 yrs), pregnant women, and lactating mothers through local Anganwadi centres.
- Local Anganwadi Worker (AWW) at your nearest Anganwadi Centre
- Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) at Block level
- District Programme Officer (DPO) at district level
- Nearest Anganwadi Centre in your village/ward
- Block CDPO office for grievances
- District WCD office for escalations
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Adolescent Health Framework
A comprehensive strategic framework under the National Health Mission that provides end-to-end care across the life cycle — from adolescence through pregnancy, childbirth, newborn, and child health. It ensures continuity of care at PHCs, CHCs, and district hospitals.
- ASHA worker in your village
- ANM (Auxiliary Nurse Midwife) at Sub-Health Centre
- Medical Officer at PHC/CHC
- Sub-Health Centre (SHC) — first point
- Primary Health Centre (PHC)
- Community Health Centre (CHC)
- District Hospital for specialist care
SUMAN Scheme
Umbrella scheme combining JSSK, PMSMA, and LaQshya under one platform. Guarantees free, dignified, respectful maternal and newborn healthcare with zero tolerance for denial of services at any public health facility. Covers pregnant women, newborns (0–6 months), and lactating mothers up to 6 months post-delivery.
- Facility Help Desk at high-case-load hospitals
- ASHA worker for home-level support
- Chief Medical Officer for district-level issues
- Any government health facility (PHC, CHC, DH, SDH, UPHC)
- 90,015+ notified SUMAN facilities across India
Grievance form on portal below
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Cash transfer scheme under the National Health Mission to promote institutional deliveries, especially among poor and marginalised women. ASHA workers act as the key link between beneficiaries and the scheme. Has benefitted over 11 crore women as of 2025.
- ASHA worker in your village — primary point for registration & cash disbursement
- ANM at Sub-Health Centre
- Medical Officer at PHC/CHC/Government Hospital
- Any Government health facility
- Accredited private hospitals (empanelled under NHM)
- Contact ASHA at home for registration
High Performing States (e.g. Kerala, TN): ₹700 rural / ₹600 urban
ASHA also receives incentive of ₹200–600 per case
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
Entitles every pregnant woman delivering in a government hospital to completely free, cashless care — including delivery, medicines, diagnostics, food, and transport. Expanded in 2013 to cover postnatal complications up to 42 days post-delivery and sick infants up to 1 year. Over 16.6 crore beneficiaries served since 2014–15.
- Any government hospital — walk in directly, no referral needed
- ASHA / ANM for transport arrangement (call 102)
- Medical Superintendent if services are denied
- PHC, CHC, Sub-District Hospital
- District Hospital
- Government Medical College hospitals
- Urban health facilities (UPHC)
- Free normal & C-section delivery
- Free medicines & consumables
- Free diagnostics (blood tests, scans)
- Free blood transfusion
- Free diet: 3 days (normal) / 7 days (C-sec)
- Free transport — home to hospital
- Free inter-facility referral transport
- Free drop-back home after discharge
- Free care for sick newborns (0–30 days)
- Free sick infant care up to 1 year of age
- Free ANC & PNC complication management
PM Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
Free specialist antenatal check-up on the 9th of every month at government facilities. Focuses on identifying high-risk pregnancies early. Over 6.19 crore pregnant women examined to date. Includes an E-PMSMA digital tracking system for high-risk pregnancy follow-up.
- OB-GY Specialist or Medical Officer at nearest PMSMA camp
- ASHA worker for appointment guidance
- Private doctors can volunteer — call 1800-180-1104
- PHC, CHC, Sub-District Hospital, District Hospital
- Urban health facilities
- Visit on 9th of every month
- Find nearest facility via PMSMA app / website
Toll-free: 1800-180-1104
Doctors register via portal or call
LaQshya Programme
Targets quality improvement in labour rooms and maternity OTs at government hospitals. Facilities are assessed and certified (Platinum/Gold/Silver) under National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). Ensures mothers receive respectful, skilled, safe care during delivery and immediate postpartum.
- Labour Room staff at government hospital
- Medical Superintendent for quality concerns
- State NHM Quality Assurance Cell for certification queries
- Government Medical College hospitals
- District Hospitals
- High case-load CHCs (100+ deliveries/month)
- First Referral Units (FRUs)
Safe Delivery App — job aid & training tool for health workers
Midwifery Initiative
Establishes a cadre of certified Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery (NPMs) trained to ICM (International Confederation of Midwives) standards. Aims to provide midwifery-led, women-centred, respectful care — promoting natural birthing and reducing unnecessary medical interventions. Training provided at NMTIs and SMTIs.
- Certified Nurse Practitioner in Midwifery (NPM) at government facilities
- Nursing Superintendent at district hospitals
- Indian Nursing Council for training queries
- Government hospitals with certified midwifery units
- National Midwifery Training Institutes (NMTIs)
- State Midwifery Training Institutes (SMTIs)
NMTIs and SMTIs across states conduct 18-month NPM programmes.
Postnatal Care Initiative
Launched after the January 2023 Chief Secretaries’ Conference to sharpen postnatal surveillance and reduce maternal mortality in the weeks after delivery. Focuses on home visits by ASHAs, early detection of danger signs, and financial incentivisation of ASHAs for tracking high-risk postpartum mothers.
- ASHA worker — conducts home visits after delivery
- ANM at Sub-Health Centre for follow-up
- Medical Officer at PHC for complications
- ASHA visits your home after discharge
- High-risk mothers tracked to 45th day post-delivery
- Referral to PHC/CHC if danger signs found