Chhattisgarh CM launches ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ for safe motherhood.

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• On 7 March 2022, the Chief Minister (CM) of Chhattisgarh in Raipur launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ by handing cheques of Rs 5,000 each to five women beneficiaries for the safe motherhood practices.
• It aims to help women financially for the nutrition of themselves and their child after pregnancy. It will also prevent female foeticide.
• Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 5000 will be provided to women for bringing up their second girl child.
• The entire expenditure of this scheme will be borne by the Chhattisgarh government.