Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana :
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.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
1. Statement 1: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a centrally sponsored scheme under the National Health Mission (NHM), Government of India. While it is implemented by the State Health Departments, it is not solely an intervention *of* the State departments; it's a national program. Therefore, this statement is considered incorrect due to phrasing.
2. Statement 2: The primary objective of JSY is indeed to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. This statement is correct.
3. Statement 3: JSY specifically aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women by providing conditional cash assistance. This is the core strategy of the scheme. This statement is correct.
4. Statement 4: The objective of providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age is covered under the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), another scheme under NHM, but it is not a stated objective of JSY itself. JSY focuses on the delivery event. Therefore, this statement is incorrect.
5. Since statements 2 and 3 are correct, the answer is (B) Only two.
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