Daily Current Affairs / Puducherry Achieves Zero Maternal Mortality
Category : National Published on: September 22 2025
Puducherry has become the first Union Territory in India to record zero maternal deaths in 2024–25 and received a Platinum Certificate from the Union government. Key initiatives included anaemia screening for 62,000 women, expansion of Primary Health Centres, the Chief Minister’s Girl Child Trust Fund Scheme, newborn insurance and empowered frontline healthcare workers. Puducherry’s success is now a national benchmark for maternal health and women’s empowerment.
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