Janani Suraksha Yojana — safe motherhood, maternal/neonatal mortality, institutional delivery, sick infants
Question
Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana: How many of the statements given above are correct?
- 1.
It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments.
- 2.
Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women.
- 3.
It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.
- 4.
Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age.
Options
Only one
Only two
Only three
All four
Explanation
Statements 2 and 3 are correct; JSY explicitly aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by incentivizing institutional deliveries through cash assistance. Statement 1 is incorrect because JSY is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the National Health Mission, not solely an intervention of State Health Departments. Statement 4 is incorrect; treating sick infants up to one year falls under the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), not JSY.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2023
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q51
Subject
Current Affairs
Sub-topic
Government Schemes & Welfare
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Current-affairs-linked
Source hint
National Health Mission / Janani Suraksha Yojana Guidelines
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