{"id":4559,"date":"2025-01-10T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianlawsociety.com\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:29:30","slug":"janani-shishu-suraksha-karyakram-a-commitment-to-maternal-and-newborn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/law-library\/janani-shishu-suraksha-karyakram-a-commitment-to-maternal-and-newborn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram: A Commitment to Maternal and Newborn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), launched by the Ministry of Health &amp; Family Welfare, Government of India, is a landmark initiative aimed at providing free and cashless healthcare services to pregnant women and sick newborns in public health institutions. This program builds upon the successes of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and aims to remove financial barriers that often prevent women and newborns from accessing quality healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Objectives of the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The JSSK is guided by the following key objectives:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free and Cashless Delivery:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To ensure that all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions receive free and no-expense delivery, including caesarean sections.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free Newborn Care:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To provide free treatment to all sick newborns accessing public health institutions up to 30 days after birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Eliminate Out-of-Pocket Expenses:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To eliminate or significantly reduce out-of-pocket expenses for pregnant women and sick newborns during their stay in public health facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Promote Institutional Deliveries:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To encourage women to deliver in public health institutions by providing free and quality services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Improve Access to Healthcare:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To ensure timely access to quality antenatal, intranatal, and postnatal care, as well as essential services for newborns.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Entitlements for Pregnant Women<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Under the JSSK, pregnant women delivering in public health institutions are entitled to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free and zero-expense delivery, including caesarean section.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free drugs and consumables.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free essential diagnostics (blood, urine tests, and ultrasonography).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free diet during their stay in the health institutions (up to 3 days for normal delivery and 7 days for caesarean section).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free provision of blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free transport from home to the health institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free transport between facilities in case of referral.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free drop-back transport from the institution to home after 48 hours of stay.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Exemption from all kinds of user charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Entitlements for Sick Newborns<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Sick newborns accessing public health institutions are entitled to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free and zero-expense treatment up to 30 days after birth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free drugs and consumables.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free diagnostics.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free provision of blood.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free transport from home to health institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free transport between facilities in case of referral.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Free drop-back transport from the institution to home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Exemption from all kinds of user charges.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Implementation Strategies<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The guidelines for JSSK outline several key steps for effective implementation:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">State-Level Actions:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Issuing government orders on free entitlements, nominating a State Nodal Officer, establishing grievance redressal mechanisms, ensuring regular procurement of drugs, functional lab facilities, and blood banks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">District-Level Actions:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Nominating a District Nodal Officer, circulating GOs on free entitlements, widely publicizing free entitlements, reviewing drug stocks, ensuring functional lab facilities and referral linkages.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Public Dissemination:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Publicizing entitlements through print and electronic media, displaying them prominently in health facilities, and setting up help desks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Drug and Consumable Management:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Notifying essential drug lists, ensuring regular procurement, displaying drug availability, and ensuring proper storage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Diagnostic Services:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Ensuring functional lab and diagnostic services at all levels and providing free investigations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Diet Provision:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Providing cooked food at all delivery points and ensuring a proper nutritious diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Blood Availability:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Ensuring adequate blood stocks, mandatory screening, and voluntary blood donation camps.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Referral Transport:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Ensuring universal reach of referral transport services with a single toll-free number.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Grievance Redressal:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Displaying contact information for grievance redressal authorities and setting up help desks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Monitoring and Evaluation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The scheme is monitored at the national level by the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) and at the state and district levels by Nodal Officers. Regular reviews and reports are conducted to ensure effective implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram is a transformative initiative that aims to ensure free and cashless access to essential healthcare services for pregnant women and sick newborns. 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