Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (Suman) Scheme

Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (Suman) scheme was introduced by Government of India to provide free healthcare benefits to pregnant women, mothers up to 6 months after delivery, and all sick newborns.

The scheme will largely help in bringing down maternal and infant mortality rates in the country.

Benefits

• Under the scheme, the pregnant women will have a zero expense delivery and C-section facility in case of complications at public health facilities,

• Under the scheme, the beneficiaries visiting public health facilities are entitled to several free services. These include at least four ante natal check-ups that also includes one checkup during the 1st trimester, at least one checkup under Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan, Iron Folic Acid supplementation, Tetanus diptheria injection and other components of comprehensive ANC package and six home-based newborn care visits.

• There will be assured referral services with scope of reaching health facility within one hour of any critical case emergency and Drop back from institution to home after due discharge (minimum 48 hrs).