Access the G.O. No. Z.14018/1/2012- JSY  relating to Removal of conditionalities associated with parity and minimum age of mother for institutional deliveries in High Performing States and for home deliveries in all the States/UTs under Janani Suraksha Yojana 

 

English: National Rural Health Mission of India

 

 

 

No. Z.14018/1/2012-JSY
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(JSY Section)
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 13.05.2013
To,
The Mission Director-NRHM,
All States/UTs
Subject: Removal of conditionalities associated with parity and minimum age of mother
for institutional deliveries in High Performing States and for home deliveries in
all the States/UTs under Janani Suraksha Yojana-Approval of Mission Steering
Group (MSG) –in continuation of letter dated 8.5.2013 regarding
Madam/Sir,
As you are aware, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is under implementation
throughout the country since 2005. The scheme encourages institutional delivery
among pregnant women by providing conditional cash assistance. In Low Performing
States, the financial assistance for institutional delivery is available to all pregnant
women regardless of age and parity who give birth in a government or private
accredited health facility. However, in High Performing States, financial assistance for
institutional delivery has only been available to women from BPL/SC/ST households,
aged 19 years or above and upto two live births for giving birth in a government or
private accredited health facility. Further, in all the States/UTs, the scheme provides Rs.
500/- to BPL women, aged 19 years or above and upto two live births, who prefer to
deliver at home.
Despite the fact that Janani Suraksha Yojana has contributed in increasing the
institutional deliveries in the public health facilities, recent evaluation conducted by
National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC) and study report on Maternity
Protection in India by Ministry of Labour and Employment/International Labour
Organization noted with concern that JSY excludes a significant proportion of women by
virtue of exclusion criteria/ conditionalities of minimum age of mother and parity. These
women who are excluded include adolescents below the age of 19 years and
multiparous women who are at higher risk of maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Considering the above, a proposal to remove conditionalities associated with
minimum age of mother and parity was placed before Empowered Programme
Committee (EPC) which recommended the proposal for consideration of Mission
Steering Group (MSG) of National Rural Health Mission. The proposal has now been

approved by Hon’ble Health & Family Welfare Minister and Chairman of the Mission
Steering Group of NRHM as under:
 Removal of conditionalities associated with parity and minimum age of the
mother for institutional deliveries in the High Performing States.
 Removal of conditionalities associated with parity and minimum age of the
mother for home deliveries in all States/UTs.
In view of the recent decision approved by competent authority (mentioned
above) and the decisions of the competent authority taken at different times earlier,
comprehensive entitlements of beneficiaries covered and ASHA incentives, under
Janani Suraksha Yojana beyond 7th May 2013 are given below:

 

JSY

 

* Rs. 600/ per delivery in rural area includes Rs. 300 for antenatal component and Rs. 300 for
facilitating institutional delivery

 

** Rs. 400/ per delivery in urban area includes Rs. 200 for antenatal component and Rs. 200 for
facilitating institutional delivery

You are, therefore, €quesied to issue necessary instructions lo sll concem€d
field level officers lo ensu€ implementaiion of Janani Su€ksha Yojana in acmdance
with the abovo decision we.i 8.5,2013, the daie on which the decision has been
communicated (copy enclosed).
Yours sinceely,
Kr’t'(
(D.. Rak€sh Kumar)
Joint Secretary (RCH)