evidence: The PM Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan was launched by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in 2016 to provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free ofcost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. [...] Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides pregnant women free of cost assured and quality Antenatal Care on the 9th day of every month. Surakshit Matratva Ashwasan (SUMAN) aims to provide quality healthcare at no cost and zero tolerance for the denial of services for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility.