New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired the landmark 50th meeting of PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation), the flagship ICT-enabled platform launched in 2015, highlighting a decade of "transformative governance" that has accelerated infrastructure projects and welfare schemes worth over Rs 85 lakh crore.

During the session held on December 31, 2025, the Prime Minister reviewed the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), the maternity benefit scheme under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, sources said.

The scheme provides financial support to pregnant women and lactating mothers to compensate for wage loss, improve health, and promote better nutrition.

Under PMMVY, benefic...