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?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: JSY is a safe-motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission, a centrally sponsored scheme, not a State Health Department scheme. Statement 2 is correct: it aims to cut maternal and neonatal deaths. Statement 3 is correct: it gives cash help to promote institutional delivery among poor women. Statement 4 is wrong: care for sick infants is not part of JSY. So only two.
Watch for: Statement 4 sounds like a natural extension, but sick-infant care comes under other schemes like JSSK.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because statements 2 and 3 are both correct.
- C. Wrong because JSY does not cover sick infants up to one year.
- D. Wrong because statements 1 and 4 are incorrect.
Source to check: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Mission website (nhm.gov.in), Janani Suraksha Yojana guidelines
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