What is JSY?
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a
safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal
mortality by promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women.
Which
Ministry implements the JSY?
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India. It is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme
When did JSY
launch and where is it implemented?
The JSY was launched on 12th
April 2005 and it is being implemented in all states and UTs with special focus
on low performing states.
What does
the JSY integrate and how the success is determined?
JSY integrates cash assistance with
delivery and post-delivery care. The success of the scheme would be determined
by the increase in institutional delivery among the poor families.
How the JSY
is implemented?
The JSY has identified ASHA, the
accredited social health activist as an effective link between the Government
and the poor pregnant women in 10 low performing states(8 EAG states, Assam and
Jammu and Kashmir) and the remaining North East states. In other eligible
states and UTs, wherever, AWW and TBAs or ASHA like activist has been engaged
in this purpose, she can be associated with this Yojana for providing the
services.
How the
states were classified and which are the low performing states?
States were classified into Low
Performing States and High Performing States on the basis of institutional
delivery rate. LPS are those states which have institutional delivery rate 25%
or less and HPS are with more than 25%.
Low Performing States are Uttar
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan,
Odisha, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir.
What are the
important features of JSY?
a) Scheme focuses on the poor
pregnant woman with special dispensation for states having low institutional
delivery rates.
b) Tracking each pregnancy
which effectively help in monitoring Antenatal check up and post delivery care.
c) Eligibility for cash
assistance.
LPS States : All pregnant women delivering in
government health centres
HPS States : BPL pregnant women, aged 19 years and
above
LPS and HPS States : All SC and ST women delivering in
government health centres.
d) Cash assistance should be
disbursed effectively at the institution itself.
e) Cash assistance to ASHA.
f) Assistance for Home
delivery.
What is the
role of ASHA and other link health worker associated with JSY?
a) Identify pregnant women as
a beneficiary of the scheme and report or facilitate registration for ANC
b) Assist the pregnant woman to
obtain necessary certifications wherever necessary
c) Provide and/or help the
women in receiving at least three ANC checkups including TT injections, IFA
tablets
d) Identify a functional
government health centre or an accredited private health institution for
referral and delivery
e) Counsel for institutional
delivery
f) Escort the beneficiary
women to the pre-determined health centre and stay with her till the woman is
discharged
g) Arrange to immunize the
newborn till the age of 14 weeks
h) Inform about the birth or
death of the child or mother to the ANM/MO
i) Post natal visit within 7
days of delivery to track mother’s health after delivery and facilitate in obtaining care, wherever necessary
j) Counsel for initiation of
breastfeeding to the newborn within one hour of delivery and its continuance
till 3-6 months and promote family planning
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