Rajasthan's cash-plus scheme linked to healthier birth weights, finds study published in Nature Health
A study published in Nature Health reveals that a Rajasthan government program combining cash transfers with nutrition counseling significantly reduced low birthweight rates in tribal communities. The findings suggest that integrated social support systems are more effective than isolated interventions.
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It provides evidence-based policy insights for addressing maternal and infant malnutrition in developing regions.
Programme combining cash transfers with counselling associated with 7.4 percentage-point drop in low birthweight among 90,000+ newborns from tribal communities in southern Rajasthan
JAIPUR, India , July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A Rajasthan state government-run maternal nutrition programme that paired conditional cash transfers with nutrition counselling and community outreach was associated with meaningfully better birth outcomes for mothers and newborns, according to a large-scale study published today in Nature Health, part of the Nature Portfolio, published by Springer Nature.
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