evidence: The Centre’s share of ₹3,000 for the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)-Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme is pending for nearly 2 lakh beneficiaries in the State, and the issue is likely to be resolved in a month, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said on October 28. [...] The Minister said financial assistance to the tune of ₹18,000 was provided under the maternity scheme in the State. "The Union government provides ₹3,000. Of the remaining ₹15,000, we provide a kit worth ₹2,000 and ₹13,000 as cash in five instalments. For the first instalment, there seems to be an issue with the portal as a result of which the amount has been pending for nearly two to three years for nearly 2 lakh beneficiaries. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is working on sorting out the issue and has visited New Delhi to meet officials. It is likely to be resolved in a month. Once it is resolved, the pending amount of ₹3,000 will be paid to the beneficiaries," he told reporters on Saturday. [...] Under this, financial aid was provided for pregnant women from the start of the gestation period till two years after childbirth, accounting for the first 1,000 days. Financial assistance to the tune of ₹5,000 was being extended under the scheme. Since the start of the scheme, 8,163 pregnant women have benefitted. On Saturday, the scheme was initiated for 5,294 pregnant women at a cost of ₹50 lakh.