Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-13
Subject: Janani Suraksha Yojana in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Malaiyarasan D

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH 2026

## JANANI SURAKSHAYOJANAIN TAMILNADU

## 3505 SHRI MALAIYARASAN D:

## Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in Tamil Nadu, including the number of beneficiaries under the scheme during the last three years, district-wise;
- (b) the total amount of funds allocated, released and utilised for JSY in the said State during the same period;
- (c) the number of institutional deliveries facilitated under JSY in the said State and whether any shortfall has been reported in rural areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the measures taken by the Government to ensure that timely cash assistance reaches eligible pregnant women, especially in remote and underserved areas of the country; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to ensure equitable access to maternal healthcare services for marginalised and vulnerable populations in the State?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) The status of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) as received from the State of Tamil Nadu under the scheme during the last three years, district-wise is placed at ANNEXURE-I.
- (b) Under National Health Mission (NHM), the funds allocation for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is done as part of the Flexible Pool for RCH & Health System Strengthening, National Health Programme and Urban Health Mission. Details of approvals and expenditure under JSY during the last three financial years as received from the State of Tamil Nadu is placed at ANNEXURE-II.
- (c) The details of the number of institutional deliveries under JSY including for the rural area as received from the State of Tamil Nadu is placed at ANNEXURE-III .
- (d) To ensure that timely disbursement of cash assistance to eligible pregnant women, particularly in remote and underserved areas, the Government has streamlined the payment process through digitization and integration with the banking system. The scheme has also been notified under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) framework.

(e) Under the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India has undertaken various interventions to provide equitable maternal healthcare services across the country, including the marginalized and vulnerable populations in Tamil Nadu. The key interventions include:

-  Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a demand promotion and conditional cash transfer scheme for promoting institutional delivery.
-  Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) under which every pregnant woman and sick infant is entitled to free delivery, including caesarean section, in public health institutions along with provision of free transport, diagnostics, medicines, blood, other consumables & diet.
-  Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) provides all pregnant women a fixed day, free of cost assured and quality antenatal check up by a Specialist/Medical Officer on the 9th day of every month.

Extended PMSMA (e-PMSMA) strategy was launched for individual tracking of high-risk pregnant women till a safe delivery.

-  LaQshya improves the quality of care in labour room and maternity operation theatres to ensure that pregnant women receive respectful and quality care during delivery and immediate post-partum.
-  Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) aims to provide assured, dignified, respectful and quality healthcare at no cost and zero tolerance for denial of services for every woman and newborn visiting the public health facility to end all preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
-  Optimizing Postnatal Care aims to strengthen the quality of postnatal care by laying emphasis on detection of danger signs in mothers and incentivizing Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) for prompt detection, referral & treatment of such high-risk postpartum mothers.
-  Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHSND) is a monthly outreach activity at Anganwadi centers for provision of maternal and childcare including nutrition in convergence with the ICDS.
-  Outreach camps are provisioned to improve the reach of health care services, especially in tribal and hard-to-reach areas. This platform is used to increase awareness for Maternal and Child health services and community mobilization as well as to track high-risk pregnancies.
-  Strengthening of infrastructure including First Referral Units (FRUs), Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Wings, Obstetric High Dependency Units & Intensive Care Units (Obst. HDU & ICU), Birth Waiting Homes (BWHs) in difficult terrain, remote and tribal areas to improve access to healthcare facilities and promote institutional delivery.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qn. no. 3505 to be answered on 13.03.2026

Annexure-I

|       | Number of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu   | Number of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu   | Number of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu   | Number of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) beneficiaries in Tamil Nadu   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No. | District                                                             | 2022-23                                                              | 2023-24                                                              | 2024-25                                                              |
| 1     | Ariyalur                                                             | 2,010                                                                | 1,064                                                                | 4,622                                                                |
| 2     | Chengalpattu                                                         | 10,170                                                               | 9,373                                                                | 10,018                                                               |
| 3     | Chennai                                                              | 47,338                                                               | 35,655                                                               | 38,928                                                               |
| 4     | Coimbatore                                                           | 9,393                                                                | 8,829                                                                | 12,497                                                               |
| 5     | Cuddalore                                                            | 11,796                                                               | 11,971                                                               | 14,427                                                               |
| 6     | Dharmapuri                                                           | 11,096                                                               | 9,773                                                                | 10,907                                                               |
| 7     | Dindigul                                                             | 7,565                                                                | 3,721                                                                | 11,962                                                               |
| 8     | Erode                                                                | 4,080                                                                | 7,882                                                                | 5,749                                                                |
| 9     | Kallakurichi                                                         | 14,187                                                               | 13,663                                                               | 11,977                                                               |
| 10    | Kancheepuram                                                         | 7,654                                                                | 4,800                                                                | 5,603                                                                |
| 11    | Karur                                                                | 5,792                                                                | 5,188                                                                | 5,133                                                                |
| 12    | Krishnagiri                                                          | 13,097                                                               | 12,835                                                               | 8,769                                                                |
| 13    | Madurai                                                              | 11,638                                                               | 3,059                                                                | 16,930                                                               |
| 14    | Myladuthurai                                                         |                                                                      | 176                                                                  | 5,324                                                                |
| 15    | Nagapattinam                                                         | 3,722*                                                               | 3,909                                                                | 3,093                                                                |
| 16    | Nagarcoil                                                            | 7,546                                                                | 6,879                                                                | 5,816                                                                |
| 17    | Namakkal                                                             | 5,641                                                                | 8,058                                                                | 9,758                                                                |
| 18    | Perambalur                                                           | 4,013                                                                | 2,022                                                                | 4,356                                                                |
| 19    | Pudukkottai                                                          | 6,155                                                                | 6,436                                                                | 12,205                                                               |
| 20    | Ramanathapuram                                                       | 3,257                                                                | 1,047                                                                | 7,720                                                                |
| 21    | Salem                                                                | 26,856                                                               | 11,893                                                               | 19,074                                                               |
| 22    | Sivagangai                                                           | 11,968                                                               | 5,788                                                                | 6,662                                                                |
| 23    | Tenkasi                                                              | 4,721                                                                | 4,781                                                                | 6,434                                                                |
| 24    | Thanjavur                                                            | 22,585                                                               | 20,834                                                               | 19,279                                                               |
| 25    | The Nilgiris                                                         | 3,331                                                                | 3,125                                                                | 2,694                                                                |
| 26    | Theni                                                                | 11,329                                                               | 9,560                                                                | 11,660                                                               |
| 27    | Thirupattur                                                          | 11,443                                                               | 6,205                                                                | 12,839                                                               |
| 28    | Tiruchirapalli                                                       | 7,982                                                                | 6,405                                                                | 15,073                                                               |
| 29    | Tirunelveli                                                          | 10,970                                                               | 7,538                                                                | 10,177                                                               |
| 30    | Tirupur                                                              | 10,424                                                               | 9,677                                                                | 10,744                                                               |
| 31    | Tiruvallur                                                           | 6,208                                                                | 3,487                                                                | 12,999                                                               |
| 32    | Tiruvannamalai                                                       | 17,753                                                               | 16,637                                                               | 16,107                                                               |
| 33    | Tiruvarur                                                            | 5,928                                                                | 6,104                                                                | 7,187                                                                |
| 34    | Tuticorin                                                            | 12,705                                                               | 8,353                                                                | 11,074                                                               |
| 35    | Vellore (including Ranipet)                                          | 17,589                                                               | 9,928                                                                | 10,246                                                               |
| 36    | Villupuram                                                           | 10,783                                                               | 10,418                                                               | 12,724                                                               |
| 37    | Virudhunagar                                                         | 7,502                                                                | 9,957                                                                | 13,316                                                               |

Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu.

*Beneficiary details includes the beneficiary for both districts i.e. Myladuthurai and Nagapattinam.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qn. no. 3505 to be answered on 13.03.2026

## Annexure-II

| Details of approvals and expenditure in the State of Tamil Nadu under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)   | Details of approvals and expenditure in the State of Tamil Nadu under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)   | Details of approvals and expenditure in the State of Tamil Nadu under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                       | State Program Implementation Plan (SPIP) Approvals (Rs. In Lakhs)                                    | Expenditure (Rs. In Lakhs                                                                            |
| 2022-23                                                                                              | 3353.93                                                                                              | 2660.00                                                                                              |
| 2023-24                                                                                              | 3453.93                                                                                              | 2385.29                                                                                              |
| 2024-25                                                                                              | 2742.22                                                                                              | 3340.17                                                                                              |
| Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu.                                                 | Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu.                                                 | Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu.                                                 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qn. no. 3505 to be answered on 13.03.2026

## Annexure-III

| Details of institutional deliveries under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) including for the rural area in Tamil Nadu   | Details of institutional deliveries under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) including for the rural area in Tamil Nadu   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                                                      | Total number of Institutional deliveries (Number of Beneficiaries) under JSYin Tamil Nadu                           |
| 2022-23                                                                                                             | 3,86,227                                                                                                            |
| 2023-24                                                                                                             | 3,07,025                                                                                                            |
| 2024-25                                                                                                             | 4,04,068                                                                                                            |
| Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu                                                                 | Source: Data as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu                                                                 |