Which one of the following is the main objective of Janani Suraksha Yojana?

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Correct — B, Reduction in maternal and neo-natal mortality rate. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), launched in 2005 under the National Rural Health Mission (now the National Health Mission), is a safe-motherhood intervention. It gives conditional cash assistance to poor pregnant women to promote institutional delivery — delivery at a health facility with a skilled birth attendant. Its stated objective is to reduce both maternal mortality and neo-natal (newborn) mortality, so it targets both mother and newborn, not just one.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Too narrow — JSY targets maternal mortality as well as neo-natal mortality; restricting it to neo-natal deaths alone is incorrect.  (c) JSY's focus is on delivery-time safety (maternal and neo-natal outcomes) through institutional delivery, not on reducing infant mortality across the whole first year 'only'.  (d) Too narrow — it also targets neo-natal mortality; the objective covers both mother and newborn, so 'maternal only' is incomplete.

Concept: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a centrally sponsored safe-motherhood scheme under the National Health Mission, launched in 2005. It promotes institutional delivery among poor pregnant women through conditional cash transfers (with higher assistance in Low Performing States and for rural mothers), thereby aiming to cut both maternal and neo-natal deaths. It works alongside Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), which provides free delivery and sick-newborn care.

State PCS 2023 Q145 — Polity & Governance PYQ with Answer

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