{"id":4564,"date":"2025-01-10T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T07:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianlawsociety.com\/?p=4564"},"modified":"2025-01-13T18:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:29:05","slug":"janani-suraksha-yojana-a-lifeline-for-mothers-and-newborns-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karma.law\/insights\/law-library\/janani-suraksha-yojana-a-lifeline-for-mothers-and-newborns-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Janani Suraksha Yojana: A Lifeline for Mothers and Newborns in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a flagship program under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), is a safe motherhood intervention designed to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. Launched in 2005, the JSY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme that integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care.<\/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 Suraksha Yojana (JSY)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The primary objectives of the JSY are:<\/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\">Reduce Maternal and Neonatal Mortality:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To significantly reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates by encouraging institutional deliveries.<\/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 Delivery:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To increase the number of pregnant women, especially from poor families, delivering in public health institutions.<\/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\">Provide Cash Assistance:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To offer cash assistance to pregnant women to help meet delivery and post-delivery expenses.<\/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\">Ensure Quality Care:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0To improve access to quality obstetric care services for mothers and 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\">Role of ASHA and Link Workers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The JSY recognizes the crucial role of community health workers in promoting institutional deliveries. Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), Anganwadi Workers (AWWs), or other identified link workers serve as a bridge between the government and pregnant women, with responsibilities that include:<\/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\">Identifying and registering pregnant women for antenatal care (ANC).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Assisting women in obtaining necessary certifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Ensuring women receive at least three ANC checkups, including TT injections and IFA tablets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Identifying a functional health center for referral and delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Counseling women on the benefits of institutional delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Escorting women to health centers and staying with them until discharge.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Arranging for newborn immunization up to 14 weeks of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Reporting births and deaths of mothers or children to ANMs\/MOs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Providing postnatal care and counseling for breastfeeding and family planning.<\/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\">Key Features of the JSY Scheme<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">Focus on Poor Women:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0The scheme prioritizes poor pregnant women, particularly those in states with low institutional delivery rates.<\/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\">Cash Assistance:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Provides cash assistance to pregnant women to cover delivery and post-delivery expenses.<\/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\">Institutional Delivery:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Promotes delivery in government health centers or accredited private institutions.<\/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\">Special Dispensation for LPS States:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Special considerations are provided for Low Performing States (LPS) to encourage institutional deliveries.<\/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\">BPL Certification:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0In High Performing States (HPS), BPL certification is generally required to access JSY benefits, while in LPS states, it is not mandatory for women delivering in government institutions.<\/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\">Cash Assistance for Home Delivery:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0In LPS and HPS states, BPL pregnant women who prefer home delivery are eligible for cash assistance limited to two live births.<\/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\">Cash Assistance Details<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">LPS States (Rural):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Mother&#8217;s Package: Rs. 1400, ASHA&#8217;s Package: Rs. 600. Total: Rs. 2000<\/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\">LPS States (Urban):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Mother&#8217;s Package: Rs. 1000, ASHA&#8217;s Package: Rs. 200. Total: Rs. 1200<\/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\">HPS States (Rural):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Mother&#8217;s Package: Rs. 700, ASHA&#8217;s Package: Rs. 200. Total: Rs. 900<\/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\">HPS States (Urban):<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Mother&#8217;s Package: Rs. 600, ASHA&#8217;s Package: Rs. 200. Total: Rs. 800<\/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\">Disbursement of Cash Assistance<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">Cash assistance should be disbursed to the mother at the health institution, preferably at the time of delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">At least three-fourths (3\/4) of the cash assistance under JSY should be paid to the beneficiary in one go, importantly, at the time of delivery.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">ASHA&#8217;s cash incentive is disbursed after her postnatal visit to the beneficiary and after the child is immunized for BCG.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">For home deliveries, cash assistance is disbursed at the time of delivery or around 7 days before delivery.<\/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\">Limitations of Cash Assistance<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">The scheme does not provide ASHA package to women choosing to deliver in an accredited private institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">Cash assistance is limited to two live births in HPS states for home deliveries.<\/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\">Key Operational Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/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\">Micro-Birth Plan:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0ANMs\/ASHAs are required to prepare a micro-birth plan for each beneficiary.<\/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 Slips:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0A referral slip is mandatory for women accessing accredited private institutions, indicating JSY registration, reason for referral, and cash disbursed.<\/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\">\u00a0A grievance redressal cell should be established at the district level to address complaints related to the scheme.<\/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\">Data Collection:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">\u00a0Regular reporting of data on fund utilization and beneficiaries is essential.<\/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\">Conclusion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ng-star-inserted\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ng-star-inserted\">The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a vital program that has significantly contributed to improving maternal and neonatal health in India. 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