JananiSurakshaYojana
(JSY) is a centrally sponsored scheme which is being implemented with the
objective of reducing maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional
delivery among pregnant women. Under the JSY, eligible pregnant women are
entitled for cash assistance irrespective of the age of mother and number of
children for giving birth in a government or accredited private health
facility. The scheme focuses on poor pregnant woman with a special
dispensation for states that have low institutional delivery rates, namely, the
states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh, Assam, Rajasthan, Orissa, and Jammu and Kashmir. While these
states have been named Low Performing States (LPS) under the scheme, the
remaining states have been named High Performing states (HPS). The scheme also
provides performance based incentives to women health volunteers known as ASHA
(Accredited Social Health Activist) for promoting institutional delivery among
pregnant women.
Cash Assistance for
Institutional Delivery
Cash entitlement for
different categories of mothers is as follows:
In
Rupees
|
Category
|
Rural area
|
Urban area
|
|
|
Mother’s package
|
ASHA’s package*
|
Mother’s package
|
ASHA’s package**
|
|
LPS
|
1400
|
600
|
1000
|
400
|
|
HPS
|
700
|
600
|
600
|
400
|
*ASHA
package of Rs. 600 in rural areas include Rs. 300 for ANC component and Rs. 300
for facilitating institutional delivery.
**ASHA
package of Rs. 400 in urban areas include Rs. 200 for ANC component and Rs. 200
for facilitating institutional delivery.
Cash assistance for home delivery
BPL pregnant women, who prefer to deliver at home, are entitled to a
cash assistance of Rs 500 per delivery regardless of the age of pregnant and
number of children.
Direct
Benefits Transfer under JSY
Direct Benefit
Transfer (DBT) mode of payments has been rolled out in 43 districts w.e.f.
1.1.2013 and in 78 districts from 1.7.2013. Under this initiative, eligible
pregnant women are entitled to get JSY benefit directly into their bank
accounts.
The details of fund allocated and number of women
benefitted under the JSY during the last three years is given below:-
|
|
JananiSurakshaYojana
|
|
S.No.
|
States/UTs
|
Budget Allocation (Rs.
in Crores)
|
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
|
High Focus States
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
250.85
|
244.29
|
354.35
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
68.85
|
61.32
|
70.88
|
|
3
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1.9
|
2.33
|
2.11
|
|
4
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
21.93
|
20.57
|
22.40
|
|
5
|
Jharkhand
|
69.7
|
89.25
|
89.71
|
|
6
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
188.08
|
191.41
|
210.25
|
|
7
|
Odisha
|
108.31
|
110.24
|
120.06
|
|
8
|
Rajasthan
|
184.06
|
181.41
|
217.11
|
|
9
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
475.33
|
521.9
|
471.24
|
|
10
|
Uttarakhand
|
15.12
|
13.51
|
15.39
|
|
|
North East States
|
|
11
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1.41
|
1.42
|
2.18
|
|
12
|
Assam
|
93.39
|
81.07
|
92.45
|
|
13
|
Manipur
|
2.2
|
1.68
|
2.17
|
|
14
|
Meghalaya
|
1.28
|
2.14
|
2.63
|
|
15
|
Mizoram
|
1.78
|
1.39
|
1.39
|
|
16
|
Nagaland
|
2.73
|
1.82
|
2.06
|
|
17
|
Sikkim
|
0.59
|
0.44
|
0.51
|
|
18
|
Tripura
|
3.36
|
2.82
|
3.13
|
|
|
Non-High Focus States
|
|
19
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
32.88
|
31.79
|
45.47
|
|
20
|
Goa
|
0.1
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
|
21
|
Gujarat
|
21
|
25.81
|
33.83
|
|
22
|
Haryana
|
6.6
|
6.3
|
5.92
|
|
23
|
Karnataka
|
38.54
|
42.45
|
66.20
|
|
24
|
Kerala
|
13.55
|
12.13
|
16.08
|
|
25
|
Maharashtra
|
35.28
|
30.23
|
31.23
|
|
26
|
Punjab
|
6.46
|
8.07
|
10.43
|
|
27
|
Tamil Nadu
|
34.52
|
35.72
|
36.02
|
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
58.37
|
60.16
|
51.70
|
|
|
Small States/UTs
|
|
JananiSurakshaYojana
|
|
S.No.
|
States/UTs
|
Budget Allocation (Rs.
in Crores)
|
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
29
|
A & N Islands
|
0.06
|
0.11
|
0.06
|
|
30
|
Chandigarh
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
0.05
|
|
31
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
0.15
|
0.13
|
0.14
|
|
32
|
Daman & Diu
|
0
|
0.06
|
0.04
|
|
33
|
Delhi
|
2.18
|
1.85
|
2.24
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
0.07
|
0.06
|
0.08
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
0.34
|
0.35
|
0.35
|
|
|
Total
|
1741.05
|
1784.45
|
1979.98
|
|
|
|
Number of JSY
Beneficiaries
|
|
|
Sr. No.
|
States/UTs
|
2011-2012
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
|
A. HIGH FOCUS STATE
|
|
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
1432439
|
1829916
|
1695843
|
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
334098
|
277653
|
290276
|
|
|
3
|
Jharkhand
|
559507
|
282169
|
283562
|
|
|
4
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
132645
|
127041
|
143129
|
|
|
5
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1085729
|
979822
|
1010824
|
|
|
6
|
Odisha
|
634468
|
547648
|
530089
|
|
|
7
|
Rajasthan
|
1008490
|
1072623
|
1106262
|
|
|
8
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
2327830
|
2186401
|
2388204
|
|
|
9
|
Uttrakhand
|
87937
|
89506
|
95344
|
|
|
10
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
21811
|
13626
|
15766
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
7624954
|
7406405
|
7559299
|
|
|
B. OTHER STATES
|
|
|
|
11
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
261860
|
341041
|
383135
|
|
|
12
|
Goa
|
1673
|
1387
|
1100
|
|
|
13
|
Gujarat
|
342211
|
308880
|
253005
|
|
|
14
|
Haryana
|
66084
|
61902
|
44076
|
|
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
454544
|
407611
|
383251
|
|
|
16
|
Kerala
|
105205
|
116816
|
138527
|
|
|
17
|
Maharashtra
|
302040
|
364039
|
403405
|
|
|
18
|
Punjab
|
109587
|
79511
|
96873
|
|
|
19
|
Tamil Nadu
|
340454
|
358224
|
457770
|
|
|
20
|
West Bengal
|
787604
|
659996
|
363655
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
2771262
|
2699407
|
2524797
|
|
|
C. UNION TERRITORIES
|
|
|
|
21
|
A & N Islands
|
386
|
298
|
366
|
|
|
22
|
Chandigarh
|
536
|
449
|
899
|
|
|
23
|
D & N Haveli
|
1104
|
786
|
1203
|
|
|
24
|
Daman & Diu
|
NA
|
0
|
145
|
|
|
25
|
Delhi
|
20145
|
21722
|
12096
|
|
|
26
|
Lakshadweep
|
643
|
494
|
992
|
|
|
27
|
Pondicherry
|
5236
|
3728
|
3754
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
28050
|
27477
|
19455
|
|
|
Number of JSY
Beneficiaries
|
|
|
Sr. No.
|
States/UTs
|
2011-2012
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
|
D. NORTH EAST STATES
|
|
|
|
28
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
12135
|
12200
|
11827
|
|
|
29
|
Assam
|
412559
|
421359
|
451748
|
|
|
30
|
Manipur
|
17173
|
18145
|
17064
|
|
|
31
|
Meghalaya
|
18905
|
21082
|
20151
|
|
|
32
|
Mizoram
|
12326
|
12057
|
12871
|
|
|
33
|
Nagaland
|
15863
|
17609
|
13390
|
|
|
34
|
Sikkim
|
3285
|
2668
|
2383
|
|
|
35
|
Tripura
|
20871
|
18682
|
15502
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
|
513117
|
523802
|
544936
|
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
10937383
|
10657091
|
10648487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As a result of General Elections-2014, the process of
approval of State Programme Implementation Plans for the financial year 2014-15
which includes approval of JSY funds also is currently underway, however; in
order to ensure that there shall be no interruption in the implementation of
JSY, States have been directed to implement the JSY scheme out of unspent
funds/savings of the previous year under NRHM lying with States.
State/UTs-wise
details of Percentage decline in infant mortality rate and maternal mortality ratiois
given below:-
|
|
Sl.No
|
States
|
Infant Mortality Rate
(SRS)
|
Annual decline (%) over
previous year
|
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
|
|
ALL INDIA
|
50
|
47
|
44
|
42
|
6.0
|
6.4
|
4.5
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
49
|
46
|
43
|
41
|
6.1
|
6.5
|
4.7
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
61
|
58
|
55
|
55
|
4.9
|
5.2
|
0.0
|
|
3
|
Bihar
|
52
|
48
|
44
|
43
|
7.7
|
8.3
|
2.3
|
|
4
|
Chhattisgarh
|
54
|
51
|
48
|
47
|
5.6
|
5.9
|
2.1
|
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
48
|
44
|
41
|
38
|
8.3
|
6.8
|
7.3
|
|
6
|
Haryana
|
51
|
48
|
44
|
42
|
5.9
|
8.3
|
4.5
|
|
7
|
Jharkhand
|
44
|
42
|
39
|
38
|
4.5
|
7.1
|
2.6
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
41
|
38
|
35
|
32
|
7.3
|
7.9
|
8.6
|
|
9
|
Kerala
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
-8.3
|
7.7
|
0.0
|
|
10
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
67
|
62
|
59
|
56
|
7.5
|
4.8
|
5.1
|
|
11
|
Maharashtra
|
31
|
28
|
25
|
25
|
9.7
|
10.7
|
0.0
|
|
12
|
Odisha
|
65
|
61
|
57
|
53
|
6.2
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
|
13
|
Punjab
|
38
|
34
|
30
|
28
|
10.5
|
11.8
|
6.7
|
|
14
|
Rajasthan
|
59
|
55
|
52
|
49
|
6.8
|
5.5
|
5.8
|
|
15
|
Tamil Nadu
|
28
|
24
|
22
|
21
|
14.3
|
8.3
|
4.5
|
|
16
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
63
|
61
|
57
|
53
|
3.2
|
6.6
|
7.0
|
|
17
|
West Bengal
|
33
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
6.1
|
-3.2
|
0.0
|
|
18
|
Arunachal Pr.
|
32
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
3.1
|
-3.2
|
-3.1
|
|
19
|
Delhi
|
33
|
30
|
28
|
25
|
9.1
|
6.7
|
10.7
|
|
20
|
Goa
|
11
|
10
|
11
|
10
|
9.1
|
-10.0
|
9.1
|
|
21
|
Himachal Pr.
|
45
|
40
|
38
|
36
|
11.1
|
5.0
|
5.3
|
|
22
|
J & K
|
45
|
43
|
41
|
39
|
4.4
|
4.7
|
4.9
|
|
23
|
Manipur
|
16
|
14
|
11
|
10
|
12.5
|
21.4
|
9.1
|
|
24
|
Meghalaya
|
59
|
55
|
52
|
49
|
6.8
|
5.5
|
5.8
|
|
25
|
Mizoram
|
36
|
37
|
34
|
35
|
-2.8
|
8.1
|
-2.9
|
|
26
|
Nagaland
|
26
|
23
|
21
|
18
|
11.5
|
8.7
|
14.3
|
|
27
|
Sikkim
|
34
|
30
|
26
|
24
|
11.8
|
13.3
|
7.7
|
|
28
|
Tripura
|
31
|
27
|
29
|
28
|
12.9
|
-7.4
|
3.4
|
|
29
|
Uttarakhand
|
41
|
38
|
36
|
34
|
7.3
|
5.3
|
5.6
|
|
30
|
A&N Islands
|
27
|
25
|
23
|
24
|
7.4
|
8.0
|
-4.3
|
|
31
|
Chandigarh
|
25
|
22
|
20
|
20
|
12.0
|
9.1
|
0.0
|
|
32
|
D&N Haveli
|
37
|
38
|
35
|
33
|
-2.7
|
7.9
|
5.7
|
|
33
|
Daman & Diu
|
24
|
23
|
22
|
22
|
4.2
|
4.3
|
0.0
|
|
34
|
Lakshadweep
|
25
|
25
|
24
|
24
|
0.0
|
4.0
|
0.0
|
|
35
|
Puducherry
|
22
|
22
|
19
|
17
|
0.0
|
13.6
|
10.5
|
|
Annexure-4
|
|
Maternal Mortality Ratio
(MMR)
|
|
India & Major States
|
2007-09
|
2010-12
|
Drop in MMR (2007-09)-(2010-12)
|
% of decline in MMR
(2007-09)-(2010-12)
|
|
INDIA TOTAL
|
212
|
178
|
34
|
16.0
|
|
Assam
|
390
|
328
|
62
|
15.9
|
|
Bihar/Jharkhand
|
261
|
219
|
42
|
16.1
|
|
Madhya Pradesh/ Chhattisgarh
|
269
|
230
|
39
|
14.5
|
|
Orissa
|
258
|
235
|
23
|
8.9
|
|
Rajasthan
|
318
|
255
|
63
|
19.8
|
|
Uttar Pradesh/Uttaranchal
|
359
|
292
|
67
|
18.7
|
|
EAG AND ASSAM SUBTOTAL
|
308
|
257
|
51
|
16.6
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
134
|
110
|
24
|
17.9
|
|
Karnataka
|
178
|
144
|
34
|
19.1
|
|
Kerala
|
81
|
66
|
15
|
18.5
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
97
|
90
|
7
|
7.2
|
|
SOUTH SUBTOTAL
|
127
|
105
|
22
|
17.3
|
|
Gujarat
|
148
|
122
|
26
|
17.6
|
|
Haryana
|
153
|
146
|
7
|
4.6
|
|
Maharashtra
|
104
|
87
|
17
|
16.3
|
|
Punjab
|
172
|
155
|
17
|
9.9
|
|
West Bengal
|
145
|
117
|
28
|
19.3
|
|
Other
|
160
|
|
160
|
100.0
|
|
OTHERS SUBTOTAL
|
149
|
127
|
22
|
14.8
|
|
Source: Registrar General of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
(SRS Estimates)
|
The fact that
the number of beneficiaries under JananiSurakshaYojana has increased manifold
i.e. from 7.38 lakhs beneficiaries in 2005-06 to 106.48 lakhs in 2013-14,
itself is an indicator of high awareness levels among the pregnant women about
the scheme. Also, about 9 lakh ASHA workers get performance based incentives
under JSY for motivating pregnant women to give birth in a health facility by
creating awareness about the scheme. Further, large majority of JSY
beneficiaries are from rural background as out of the total beneficiaries
reported in 2013-14, nearly 87% women belong to rural areas and to say that a
large segment of pregnant women in the rural areas of the country are not aware
of the scheme and deprived of the benefits under the scheme may not hold true.
The Health Minister stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha
here today.
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