Janani Suraksha Yojana

- Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a safe motherhood intervention programme, is an integrated package of services and cash benefit launched all over India on April 12,2005.
- It has been launched by way of modifying the existing National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS).
- It aims to provide an integrated package of obstetric care services to expectant mothers throughout her pregnancy period, including antenatal care, childbirth and immediate post-partum period, through a coordinated medical care and delivery system. Like NMBS, it would be 100 per cent centrally-sponsored scheme, focusing on both maternal and child health.
- JSY makes focus on increased institutional delivery in PHC/CHC/ FRU and any other identified health institutions in the private sector by women belonging to the BPL groups, particularly in the low performing states, as their access to health care system is severely limited.
- This scheme targets lowering of MMR (Mother Mortality Rate) by ensuring that deliveries were conducted by the skilled birth attendents at every birth.
- In addition, Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) a new initiative which entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to an absolutely no expenses delivery covering free delivery including caesarean, free drugs, diagnotics, blood and diet and free transport from home to institution including during referrals, is also in operation.