UPSC Prelims 2012 · Question 52 of 98

UPSC Prelims 2012 question on Janani Suraksha Yojana

The endeavour of ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’ Programme is

1. To promote institutional deliveries.

2. To provide monetary assistance to the mother.

3. To provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 only
  3. 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3
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Answer: A. 1 and 2 only

Verdict

Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only

Analysis

Janani Suraksha Yojana is a safe motherhood scheme under the National Health Mission.

Its main aim is to reduce maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional deliveries.

Statement by statement

1. To promote institutional deliveries — Correct

This is the core objective of Janani Suraksha Yojana.

It encourages pregnant women to deliver in health facilities so that they can access skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetric care.

2. To provide monetary assistance to the mother — Correct

JSY provides cash assistance to eligible pregnant women for institutional delivery.

The assistance varies based on rural or urban area and whether the state is a Low Performing State or High Performing State.

3. To provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement — Incorrect

This is not the objective of JSY.

Compensation for wage loss due to pregnancy and childbirth is associated with maternity benefit schemes like Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, not JSY.

Extra UPSC info

* JSY was launched in 2005 under the National Rural Health Mission, now part of the National Health Mission.

* It is a centrally sponsored safe motherhood intervention.

* ASHA workers play an important role in mobilising pregnant women for institutional delivery.

* Low Performing States under JSY include states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

* JSY focuses on reducing maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate.

* Do not confuse JSY with PMMVY, which focuses on maternity benefit and partial wage compensation.

How to crack it

JSY promotes institutional delivery and provides cash assistance, but it is not primarily a wage-loss compensation scheme.

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