LUCKNOW, April 30 -- Aiming for a sharp reduction in Uttar Pradesh's maternal mortality rate (MMR), the state transformation commission (STC) has prepared a new draft initiative to weed out ground-level challenges in safe delivery.

Shared under the draft concept of the 'Mukhya Mantri Matritva Suraksha Yojna', STC chief executive officer Manoj Singh said, "The idea is to improve access to quality healthcare during pregnancy and ensure delivery is safe for both mother and child. For this, linkages between the beneficiaries and centres that have the best facilities, such as medical colleges, will be improved. The prime focus is upon utilising facilities of medical colleges in the state."

The plan has been designed to help UP match the MMR ...