The endeavour of Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme.is
1. te promote institutional deliveries
2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery
3. to provide for wage loss due to 'pregnancy and confinement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A
1 and 2 only
B
2 only
C
3 only-
D
1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), launched in 2005.
2. Statement 1 is correct. The primary objective and endeavour of JSY is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional deliveries among poor pregnant women.
3. Statement 2 is correct. JSY integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery care. It provides conditional monetary assistance to the eligible mother upon delivering in a government or accredited private health facility. This assistance helps meet the cost of delivery and incentivizes institutional births.
4. Statement 3 is incorrect. While the cash assistance might indirectly help cover some wage loss, the primary purpose of the JSY payment is not explicitly designated as compensation for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement. Schemes like the Maternity Benefit Act (and later Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - PMMVY) more directly address partial wage compensation.