The National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, provides for a maternity benefit. The minimum amount payable to a pregnant woman under this provision is:

• A Rs. 6,000 ✓
• B Rs. 5,000
• C Rs. 4,000
• D Rs. 10,000

Explanation

Section 4(b) of NFSA 2013 mandates a minimum maternity benefit of Rs. 6,000 to pregnant and lactating women for the first living child. PMMVY was aligned to provide Rs. 5,000 initially but NFSA sets the statutory minimum at Rs. 6,000. The Rs. 5,000 figure is the most tempting distractor because it is the PMMVY amount often quoted.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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