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Rajasthan's Cash-Plus Scheme Boosts Birth Weight, Study Shows
✍️ Business Standard
🗓 22 Jul 2026, 07:49 PM
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A recent study published in Nature Health found that Rajasthan's cash-plus scheme is associated with healthier birth weights among newborns.
A study published in Nature Health examined the impact of Rajasthan's cash-plus scheme on birth outcomes.
The scheme provides financial assistance to pregnant women and new mothers, and the research found a positive correlation between the program and increased birth weights.
The findings suggest that such financial support can improve neonatal health, offering policymakers evidence to consider expanding similar initiatives across the state.
The scheme provides financial assistance to pregnant women and new mothers, and the research found a positive correlation between the program and increased birth weights.
The findings suggest that such financial support can improve neonatal health, offering policymakers evidence to consider expanding similar initiatives across the state.