Lok Sabha Question No. 1998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Janani Suraksha Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mahabali Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED ADMITTED QUESTION NO. 1998 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA

1998:  SHRI  MAHABALI SINGH

## Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

be please to state:

- ( a) Whether  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY)  is  being  implemented  across  the  country including North Eastern States;
- ( b) if so, the details thereof along with incentive provided to the eligible beneficia rural and ur ban areas particularly in Bihar: and
- ( c) the  amount  allocated  to  the  said  scheme  during  the  last  three  years  along  wit number of persons benefitted there from?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN P AWAR)

## ( a) & (b)

Yes sir. JSY is being implemented across the country including North Eastern Stat JSY incentive provided to the eligible beneficiaries is different in 'Low Performing States' and 'High Performing States'. The State of Bihar falls under Low Performing State and the details of JSY incentive provided to the eligible beneficiaries are as follows:

| Rural area (Rs.)                                | Urban area (Rs.)                                | Eligibility                                                                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Assistance for Institutional Delivery | Financial Assistance for Institutional Delivery | Financial Assistance for Institutional Delivery                                                             |
| 1400                                            | 1000                                            | Available to all women regardless age and number of children for government /private accredited facilities. |
| Financial Assistance for Home Delivery          | Financial Assistance for Home Delivery          | Financial Assistance for Home Delivery                                                                      |
| 500                                             | 500                                             | Available only to BPL women prefer to deliver at home age and number of children                            |

- (c)  Allocati on  of  funds  for  JSY  scheme  is  done  by  National  Health  Mission  (NHM) under  RCH  Flexible  Pool.  There  is  no  separate  fund  allocation  for  Janani  Suraks Yojana.

Details of financial support in the form of funds provided under NHM and number o beneficiaries benefitted at the national level during the last three years is as follow

| Financial year           |   State Program Implementation Plan Approval (Rs in Crore) |   JSY Beneficiaries (Number in Lakh) |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2018- 19                 |                                                    1976.23 |                               100.41 |
| 2019- 20                 |                                                    2032.25 |                               107.35 |
| 2020- 21 ( provisional ) |                                                    2113.31 |                                99.92 |

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