A cross-sectional study based on women benefi ciaries under the Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefi t Scheme in fi ve districts of Tamil Nadu shows that scheduled caste and landless women in the sample were disadvantaged in receiving benefi ts. Overall, only one-fourth of the women who delivered fi rst or second order births in the sample received monetary assistance under the scheme.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pro-poor-maternity-benefit-schemes-and-rural-women-findings-tamil-nadu
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-k-sundari-ravindran
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-balasubramanian
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/scheduled-castes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landless
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-policy
