evidence: The Government approved pan-India implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), a centrally sponsored conditional cash transfer scheme in May. As per the information available, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) is implementing PMMVY with the objectives of - providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child; and - the cash incentive provided to improve health seeking behaviour amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). [...] The fourth claim is that ‘more than 50 lakh women expected to benefit every year’. The maternity benefits under PMMVY are available to the eligible beneficiaries for first living child of family. About 51.70 lakh beneficiaries are covered annually under PMMVY. However, it has to be noted that this is the expected number of beneficiaries every year and the actual number of women who received the amount could be higher or lower than 50 lakh. [...] Fact: About 51.70 lakh beneficiaries are covered annually under PMMVY. Hence, this is the number of people covered and not the number of people might receive the cash transfer. Hence, the claim that the scheme is expected to benefit more than 50 lakh is TRUE.