2,67,259 Odisha mothers avail JSY scheme in 2013-Sep,14

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Bhubaneswar:
A total of 2,67,259 beneficiaries have received payment in Janani Surakshya
Yojana (JSY)throughout the State in 2013-14, ( upto September). JSY is a safe
motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) being
implemented with the objective of reducing maternal and neo-natal mortality by
promoting institutional delivery among the poor pregnant women in the State
from June 2006. Both the women and the ASHAs are given cash assistance for
ensuring a safe institutional delivery. 
In
200-05, a total of 26,407 beneficiaries have received payment in JSY in State
in 2005-06 while in 2006-07, 2,27,204 beneficiaries availed the scheme while in
2007-08, 4,90,657, in 2008-09, 5,06,879, in 2009-10, 5,87,158, in 2010-11,
5,33,372, in 2011-12, 6,34,466 and in 
2012-13 5,47,648 beneficiaries have received payment in JSY. In 2013-14,
(up to Sept) 2,67,259 no. of beneficiaries have received payment in JSY.
JSY
integrates cash assistance with delivery and post-delivery Care. Each
beneficiary registered under this Yojana should have a JSY card along with a
MCP card. 
All
mothers irrespective of age, birth order, or income group (BPL & APL) will
get financial assistance in one go at the time of delivery in any government
institutions while ASHA will get the incentive for promoting the same. In case
of home delivery the benefit will be given only of BPL cases. 
In
urban area, mother’s package is Rs. 1000 and Asha package is Rs. 400 per
delivery. Out of this Asha package of Rs. 400, Rs. 200 is for antenatal
component and Rs. 200 is for facilitating institutional delivery. For home
delivery, mother’s (she must belong to BPL) package is Rs. 500.The payment to the
JSY beneficiary will be made either by Account Payee cheque or by Direct Bank
Transfer only. No cash payment or bearer cheque payment is allowed at present. 
In
rural area, mother’s package is Rs. 1400 and Asha package is Rs. 600 per
delivery. Asha package has been further categorised into antenatal component
and facilitating institutional delivery. Out of this Asha package of Rs. 600,
Rs. 300 is for antenatal component and Rs. 300 is for facilitating
institutional delivery.

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