[feb]Janani Suraksha Yojana

Question 1

what?

Answer 1

100% centrally sponsored scheme

it is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM).

Question 2

Objective?

Answer 2

reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional delivery

Question 3

Benefits?

Answer 3

• eligible pregnant women gets cash assistance irrespective of the age of mother and number of children, for giving birth in a government or accredited private health facility.
• performance based incentives to women health volunteers known as Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA)

Question 4

Special focus?

Answer 4

poor pregnant woman with special dispensation for states that have low institutional delivery rates.

these states are : UP,UK,JH,J&K,BR,MP,CH,RAJ,OD,ASSAM(named the Low Performing States (LPS) under the scheme)