PM Matru Vandana Yojana has Crossed 1 Crore Beneficiaries

Current context: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has added one crore beneficiaries under its coverage.

 

• PMMVY is a direct benefit transfer scheme which was launched on 1st January 2017
• Under the scheme, cash benefits are provided through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to pregnant women
• The objective of the scheme is to meet enhanced nutritional needs of the mother and child and partially compensate for wage loss
• The scheme is implemented under the Women and Child Development Ministry
• The beneficiaries receive a cash benefit of Rs 5000 in 3 instalments under the scheme
• They eligible beneficiaries also receive cash incentive under Janani Suraksha Yojana, through which a women gets Rs 6000 on an average
• All states except Odisha and Telangana have implemented the scheme
• Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli are the top 5 States and UTs in the country in implementation of the scheme.

Question: 

The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) has been implemented in all states of the country except?
a. Odisha
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Telangana
d. Himachal Pradesh
e. Both a & c