Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyaan (PMSMA),

Solution

Statement I is correct PMSMA provides free comprehensive antenatal care to pregnant women in their second (13–27 weeks) and third trimester on the 9th of every month at designated government health facilities. Statement II is correct India’s MMR declined from 130 per lakh live births in 2014-16 to 87 in 2022-24, a reduction of 43 points over the decade since PMSMA was launched. Statement III is incorrect as stated. The Extended PMSMA Strategy does provide financial incentives to the beneficiary and the accompanying ASHA worker for additional follow-up visits but only for pregnancies that have been identified as high-risk. It does not provide incentives for three additional visits to all pregnant women in general. The statement implies a general entitlement of three additional visits for all women, which is not accurate. The benefit applies specifically to high-risk pregnancies that require continuous monitoring beyond the standard PMSMA session. This makes Statement III incorrect as written.