Question

The endeavour of the 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is

1. to promote institutional deliveries

2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery

3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1 and 2 only

The correct answer is 1 and 2 only.

Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

• It is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• JSY is a 100 % centrally sponsored scheme and it integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• The Yojana has identified ASHA, the accredited social health activist as an effective link between the Government and the poor pregnant women.

 

Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana-

• To provide compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentives so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first living child. Hence statement 3 is not correct.