law: National Food Security Act, 2013 
  4.  Nutritional support to pregnant women and lactating mothers.
  Subject to such schemes as may be framed by the Central
  
  Government, every pregnant woman and lactating mother shall be entitled to—
  a.       meal,
  
  free of charge, during pregnancy and six months after the child birth, through
  
  the local anganwadi, so as to meet the nutritional standards specified in
  
  Schedule II; and
  b.      maternity
  
  benefit of not less than rupees six thousand, in such installments as may be
  
  prescribed by the Central Government:
  Provided that all pregnant women and lactating mothers in
  
  regular employment with the Central Government or State Governments or Public
  
  Sector Undertakings or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any
  
  law for the time being in force shall not be entitled to benefits specified in
  
  clause (b).