Directorate Of Health Services Goa

Intro

JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA

JananiSurakshaYojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission. It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. The scheme, launched on 12 April 2005 by the Hon’ble Prime Minister, is under implementation in all states and Union Territories (UTs), with a special focus on Low Performing States (LPS).

JSY is a centrally sponsored scheme, which integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care. The Yojana has identified Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) as an effective link between the government and pregnant women.

Important Features of JSY

The scheme focuses on poor pregnant woman with a special dispensation for states that have low institutional delivery rates, namely, the states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Orissa, and Jammu and Kashmir. While these states have been named Low Performing States (LPS), the remaining states have been named High Performing states (HPS).

Eligibility for Cash Assistance

The eligibility for cash assistance under the JSY is as shown below:


LPS	All pregnant women delivering in government health centres, such as Sub Centers (SCs)/Primary Health Centers (PHCs)/Community Health Centers (CHCs)/First Referral Units (FRUs)/general wards of district or state hospitals
HPS	All BPL/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) women delivering in a government health centre, such as SC/PHC/CHC/FRU/general wards of district or state hospital
LPS & HPS	BPL/SC/ST women in accredited private institutions

Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery (in Rs)

The cash entitlement for different categories of mothers is as follows:

Category	Rural area		Total	Urban area		Total
	Mother’s package	ASHA’s package*		Mother’s package	ASHA’s package**	(Amount in Rs.)
LPS	1400	600	2000	1000	400	1400
HPS	700	600	1300	600	400	1000