Rajmata Jijau Mother Child Health & Nutrition Mission

iAbout This Scheme

A flagship Maharashtra mission to address malnutrition among children under 5 and pregnant/lactating mothers through supplementary nutrition, health checkups, and community-level interventions via Anganwadi centres.

🎁Key Benefits

• Supplementary nutrition for children aged 6 months–6 years
• Free health checkups and growth monitoring for children
• Iron-folic acid supplements for pregnant and lactating mothers
• Nutrition counselling and behaviour change communication
• Referral to hospitals for severely malnourished children

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  Children aged 6 months to 6 years
• 2
  Pregnant women and lactating mothers
• 3
  Registered at local Anganwadi centre

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions