Polity & Governance2023
Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana:
- It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health
- Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal
- It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor
- 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?
Explanation
The correct option is "Only two" because statements 1, 2, and 3 accurately describe the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which is indeed a scheme initiated by the government to ensure safe motherhood, reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, and promote institutional deliveries, particularly among underprivileged women. However, statement 4 is incorrect; while the JSY does focus on the health of mothers and newborns, it does not explicitly include provisions for public health facilities for infants up to one year of age, as its main focus remains on maternal health and safe deliveries. Hence, only statements 2 and 3 are wholly correct in this context.
