Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana:

GS Paper 2: Topics covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.   Context: The Government has clarified that Aadhaar of Husbands is not mandatory under the Pradhan …

Supplementary Child Nutrition:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health.   Context: The government has listed the following steps, taken during the lockdown, for supplementary child nutrition: To ensure continuous nutritional support to beneficiaries, anganwadi workers and helpers distributed supplementary nutrition at the doorstep of beneficiaries once in 15 days during COVID-19 as all anganwadi centres …