The endeavour of ‘Janani Suraksha Yojana’ Programme is
- to promote institutional deliveries
- to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery
- to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Detailed Explanation:
✅ Statement 1 – Correct: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention launched in 2005 under NRHM to promote institutional deliveries and reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women.
✅ Statement 2 – Correct: JSY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme that provides cash assistance to mothers to meet the cost of delivery, integrated with delivery and post-delivery care through ASHA workers.
❌ Statement 3 – Incorrect: Wage loss compensation due to pregnancy and confinement is provided under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), not JSY.
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