Economy
2023
Government Schemes
Health and Diseases

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?

C.Only three
A.Only one
D.All four
B.Only two

Correct Answer: Option B

The Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention, but it's a centrally sponsored scheme under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), not primarily an initiative of State Health Departments.

JSY was launched in 2005 with the objective to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional deliveries among poor pregnant women.

Statement 1 is not correct. Statements 2 and 3 are correct.

The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK), not JSY, provides for free treatment benefits at public health institutions, including zero expense deliveries for pregnant women and infants.

Statement 4 is not correct.

Hence, only two statements are correct.