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J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his un-daunting support to the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), as the program crossed one crore mark in antenatal check-ups. The Union Health Minister stated that Prime Minister of India had envisioned that 9th of every month, symbolizing the 9 months of pregnancy, should be dedicated to pregnant women. The PMSMA program was launched in 2016 to fulfil his vision and ensure comprehensive and quality antenatal checkups to pregnant women across India. More than one crore antenatal check-ups have been conducted under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), which has provided quality antenatal checkups to pregnant women on the 9th of every month. Now safe pregnancy has become a social movement in our country, Nadda added.
Expressing satisfaction, Nadda further stated that that the program has been successful in reaching out to the difficult and remote areas of India, since out of the 1 crore checkups across the...