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Q51 (IAS/2023) Economy › Schemes, Inclusion & Social Sector › Public health programmes Official Key

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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The correct answer is Option 2 (Only two). This is because only statements 2 and 3 accurately describe the core mandates of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY).

  • Statement 2 is correct: JSY is a flagship centrally sponsored scheme launched under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) with the primary objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by encouraging institutional deliveries.
  • Statement 3 is correct: The scheme provides a cash incentive to poor pregnant women (BPL/SC/ST categories) to promote institutional delivery, thereby ensuring skilled birth attendance.
  • Statement 1 is incorrect: JSY is a Central Sector Scheme (100% centrally funded) implemented across all States and UTs, not a scheme of individual State Health Departments.
  • Statement 4 is incorrect: Providing facilities to sick infants up to one year is the objective of Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), not JSY, which focuses specifically on the delivery period and immediate postpartum care.
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This is a classic 'Zombie Scheme' question—asking about a 2005 scheme in 2023. The difficulty isn't recency, but 'Scheme Differentiation'. UPSC tested if you can distinguish the grandfather scheme (JSY - Cash for Delivery) from its younger sibling (JSSK - Free Treatment for Sick Infants). It's a test of depth, not breadth.

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Statement 1
Is Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) a "safe motherhood" intervention in India?
Origin: Web / Current Affairs Fairness: CA heavy Web-answerable

Web source
Presence: 5/5
"JananiSurakshaYojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Health Mission. It is being implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women."
Why this source?
  • Official National Health Mission page explicitly labels JSY as a "safe motherhood intervention."
  • The same passage states the scheme's objective: reducing maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a safe motherhood intervention for promoting institutional delivery, the number of beneficiaries rose from 7.39 lakhs in 2005-06 to about 1 crore in 2009-10. Under JSY, launched in 2005 the government provides a cash incentive for pregnant mothers to have institutional births as well as pre- and ante-natal care."
Why this source?
  • UNDP document describes JSY as "a safe motherhood intervention for promoting institutional delivery."
  • It notes the scheme provides cash incentives for institutional births and pre- and ante-natal care, linking it to maternal health promotion.
Web source
Presence: 5/5
"Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY): Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural"
Why this source?
  • MOSPI (government statistics) identifies JSY as a "safe motherhood intervention" under the National Rural Health Mission context.
  • The passage lists JSY among interventions aimed at reducing maternal mortality, situating it within maternal health strategies.

Economics, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Poverty as a Challenge > Anti-Poverty Measures > p. 40
Strength: 5/5
“Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan was launched in 2016 with the aim to reduce maternal and infant mortality by providing quality antenatal care to the pregnant women throughout the country. The scheme works towards safe pregnancies, deliveries and addresses gaps in the service of the maternal care, to ensure constant and regular treatment to the beneficiaries. Services are provided on the ninth day of every month. This programme follows a systematic approach for engagement with private practitioners, motivating them to volunteer in the scheme at government health facilities. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) aims towards women empowerment in rural areas.”
Why relevant

Describes Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan as aiming to reduce maternal and infant mortality and working towards safe pregnancies and deliveries — an explicit example of a government 'safe motherhood' programme.

How to extend

A student could take this as a template for what counts as a 'safe motherhood' intervention (antenatal care, safe delivery) and then check whether JSY's features match these elements.

Indian Economy, Vivek Singh (7th ed. 2023-24) > Chapter 8: Inclusive growth and issues > Presently, in India, identification of poor is done by the State Governments based on information from Below Poverty Line (BPL) censuses of which the latest is the Socio-Economic Caste Census 2011 (SECC 2011). > p. 257
Strength: 4/5
“and Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. It is also being used by several state governments to implement National Food Security Act. Use of SECC data in the implementation of Government programmes allows for evidence based developmental interventions. With the use of SECC data, the programme specific priority list is generated keeping in view the fiscal space of the welfare programme for targeting specific pro-poor interventions. The selection of beneficiaries gets validated through Gram Sabhas, while identity is established through Aadhaar wherever legally allowed. This leads to selection of right beneficiaries and minimizes duplication and fraud. This has substantially enhanced the effectiveness of government's efforts to tackle multidimensional poverty, going beyond income or expenditure-based poverty.”
Why relevant

Explains use of SECC/Aadhaar and state targeting to select beneficiaries for government welfare programmes.

How to extend

One could test whether JSY targets beneficiaries using BPL/SECC or Aadhaar-based identification, which would be consistent with how maternal welfare schemes are implemented.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > JAM Trinity: Jan Dhan-Aadhar-Mobile > p. 779
Strength: 4/5
“The NDA government was instrumental in bringing about an important reform which was given a catchy abbreviated form, JAM, for Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar, and mobile number. The reform was to directly transfer subsidy to the beneficiary. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana was announced by the prime minister in his Independence Day speech, and it was launched on August 24, 2014. It was one of the largest schemes in the world for financial inclusion, directed towards helping those persons so far without a bank account to open a bank account (without minimum balance requirement), get a debit card, and access to social security schemes like insurance and pension.”
Why relevant

Describes the JAM (Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile) reform used for direct transfer of subsidies to beneficiaries.

How to extend

A student could investigate whether JSY uses direct cash transfers (via Jan Dhan/Aadhaar/mobile channels), a common delivery mechanism for maternal incentives.

Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Disbanding Planning Commission and Setting up NITI Aayog > p. 788
Strength: 3/5
“its own design. The major positive aspect of the programmes conducted by the NDA government lay in its implementation which was more efficient. As part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana initiative, the number of rural houses built increased considerably with several beneficiaries getting their due. There was also a large push on rural electrification to ensure all villages had an electricity connection by 2018 under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. Under the Ujjwala Yojana, the government aimed to provide LPG connections to below poverty line households in the country to replace polluting cooking fuels used in rural India with the clean and more efficient liquefied petroleum gas.”
Why relevant

Discusses targeted central schemes (like Ujjwala) aimed at women and rural households, illustrating that the government launches gender- or motherhood-focused Yojanas.

How to extend

Use this pattern to hypothesize that JSY, by name a 'Yojana' concerning mothers, could be a targeted maternal/women's scheme and then verify its objectives and beneficiaries.

Indian Economy, Nitin Singhania .(ed 2nd 2021-22) > Chapter 8: Financial Market > Recent Major Initiatives to Improve Financial Inclusion Are > p. 239
Strength: 3/5
“• Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY): Launched in 2014, it is a national mission for Financial Inclusion. It seeks to provide access to basic financial services through banks. Over 34 crore accounts have been opened under PMJDY. • Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY): It provides a renewable 1-year accidental death cum disability cover of ₹2 lakh to all subscribing bank account holders (in the age group of 18-70 years) at a minimal premium of ₹12 per annum per subscriber.”
Why relevant

Lists various central social-sector schemes (financial inclusion, insurance) showing the government commonly uses named Yojanas to address specific social risks.

How to extend

Treat JSY as potentially one such scheme addressing maternal risk; check whether its stated objectives align with 'safe motherhood' goals (e.g., reduced maternal mortality, institutional delivery incentives).

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