Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Janani Suraksha Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## JANANI SURAKSHA YOJA NA

## 2811. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  is  being  implemented  in  the  country  including  Stat Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including cash assistance for eligible beneficiaries in rura areas;
- (c)  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  number  of  beneficiaries  who  have  availed  the during each of the last three years in the country including Maharashtra; and
- (d)  whether  Maternal  Mortality  Ratio  and  Infant  Mortality  Rate  have  declined  as  a  res Janani Suraksha Yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : Yes, JSY is being implemented all over the country including state of Maharashtra.
- (b) : The details of the cash assistance in this scheme is at Annexure 'A'
- (c) : The details of the State Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) approvals and number beneficiaries  during the last three  years is given in the tables at Annexure 'B'
- (d) : Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the Natio nal Health Mission, launched on 12 April 2005 and implemented in all states and Union Territ (UTs), with a special focus on Low Performing States (LPS). Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) (per 100000 live births) was 254 as per sample registration system (2004- 06) and it decreased down to 130 as per SRS (2014 - 16). Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is reduced from 58 per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 34 per 1,000 live births in 2016 at National Level. Janani Suraks (JSY) is one of the many intervention un der Maternal and Child Health programme of MoHFW to reduce Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) .

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## Eligibility for Cash Assistance in JSY Scheme:

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

| Low Performing States(LPS)   | All pregnant women including BPL/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) women delivering in government health Centers (SCs)/Primary Health Centers (PHCs)/Community Centers (CHCs)/First Referral Units (FRUs)/general wards of district or state hospitals.   |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| High Performing States       | All BPL/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) women delivering in government health centre, such as SC/PHC/CHC/FRU/general wards of district or state                                                                                                         |
| LPS & HPS                    | AllBPL/Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) delivering accredited private institutions.                                                                                                                                                                      |

Cash Assistance for Institutional Delivery (in Rs.)

| Category   | Rural area       | Rural area     | Total   | Urban area       | Urban area     | Total   |
|------------|------------------|----------------|---------|------------------|----------------|---------|
|            | Mother's package | ASHA's package |         | Mother's package | ASHA's package |         |
| LPS        | 1400             | 600            | 2000    | 1000             | 400            | 1400    |
| HPS        | 700              | 600            | 1300    | 600              | 400            | 1000    |

Cash assistance for home delivery

BPL pregnant women including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, who prefe deliver at home, are entitled to a cash assistance of Rs 500 per delivery regardl women and the number of children.

The details of the State PIP approvals, expenditure and number of beneficiaries the last three years is given in the tables below:

| NATIONAL FIGURES:       | NATIONAL FIGURES:       | NATIONAL FIGURES:       |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
| 2015- 16                | 2016- 17                | 2017- 18                |
| 10416164                | 10459547                | 10813061                |

| SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   | SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   | SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2015- 16                        | 2016- 17                        | 2017- 18                        |
| 196337.7                        | 195704.48                       | 199435.8                        |

| MAHARASHTRA FIGURES:    | MAHARASHTRA FIGURES:    | MAHARASHTRA FIGURES:    |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES | NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES |
| 2015- 16                | 2016- 17                | 2017- 18                |
| 339251                  | 281027                  | 103958                  |

| SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   | SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   | SPIP APPROVALS (RS. IN LAKHS)   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 2015- 16                        | 2016- 17                        | 2017- 18                        |
| 4982.31                         | 5087.17                         | 5335.21                         |