A video by Indian woman Neha Arora has gone viral on social media. In it, she talks about the considerable maternity and child assistance benefits that the South Korean government gives to mothers and children. The video, which has been watched more than 6.8 million times, shows Arora, who is married to a South Korean man, talking about the money she got, which led to a lot of shocked remarks and analogies to policies in India.
Arora said that when she found out she was pregnant, the government gave her a card with roughly ₹63,100 on it to pay for medical bills, like as check-ups and prescriptions. She also got ₹44,030 to help pay for public transportation costs while she was pregnant. The help didn’t end there. When she had her baby, the government gave her a “congratulatory” payment of ₹1.26 lakh. She also said that the government still gives the child a monthly allowance until they age eight.
The film has gotten a lot of attention from Indian internet users, with many saying they were surprised and impressed by how attentive the South Korean government is about family welfare. Some others said things like “Wow, that’s amazing,” while others made jokes about “finding a Korean man.”
This money is part of a bigger attempt by the government to deal with the country’s serious demographic crisis. Macrotrends.net says that South Korea’s fertility rate for 2025 will be 1.08, which is a small uptick from prior years but still well below the 2.1 births per woman needed to keep the population stable. South Korea has spent billions on several incentives to get more people to have babies, like cash payments and housing advantages for new families.
The Korean National Health Insurance System offers financial help to pregnant women and new parents, including foreign immigrants. However, the best benefits are usually only available to children who have at least one Korean parent. A “National Happiness Card” is regularly utilized to give people cash help. This card can be used to pay for medical bills and other associated charges.
The movie is a fascinating look at how South Korea is utilizing money to get people to start families, which is a technique that has now captured the attention of people thousands of miles abroad.