Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) has resulted in increased utilization of Health Services

A study has been conducted by University of Maryland and National Council for Applied Economic Research to assess whether the JSY scheme has been successful in addressing disparities in providing maternal healthcare services to the marginalized and poorer communities, by utilizing the data from the India Human Development Survey-1 (IHDS-1, 2004-05) i.e. pre-JSY period and India Human Development Survey-2 (IHDS-2, 2011-12).

The findings of the study establish that JSY has led to increased utilization of health services among all groups but especially among the poorer and underserved sections in the rural areas thereby reducing the disparities in maternal care.

The results of the study indicate that during the two IHDS rounds, institutional deliveries almost doubled, full ANC increased by 6 percentage points, proportion of deliveries being assisted bytrained health personnel increased by 22.3 percentage points  and post natal care check-ups (within 2 weeks) increased by 19 percentage points.

The results of the study also indicate that the gap in access to healthcare between the marginalized group of women and those who are financially better-off has declined since the advent of the JSY program. As per the study, the JSY scheme led to increase in utilization of maternal health care services by women with little or no education while the change in utilization of services was generally lowest among the highest asset households.

JSY scheme has been implemented in all the States and UTs including Gujarat. JSY guidelines have been issued to all the States and UTs including Gujarat and the same are in public domain at the Ministry’s website i.e. www.nhm.gov.in.

The budget approved for JSY during the last three years is given below:

Allocation for JananiSurakshaYojana
Rs. In Lakhs
		2013-14	2014-15	2015-16
A. High Focus States
1	Bihar	35435.39	38714.80	31298.31
2	Chattisgarh	7087.50	6006.53	6094.13
3	Himachal Pradesh	210.64	226.84	309.69
4	Jammu & Kashmir	2240.38	2812.44	3087.64
5	Jharkhand	8970.65	8641.13	9471.54
6	Madhya Pradesh	21024.52	18979.77	18565.50
7	Orissa	12005.93	9827.84	10219.04
8	Rajasthan	21711.38	19408.05	20100.18
9	Uttar Pradesh	47124.00	50921.07	51184.55
10	Uttarakhand	1538.70	1907.20	2113.23
	Sub Total	157349.09	157445.67	152443.81
B. NE States
11	Arunachal Pradesh	218.24	181.90	230.52
12	Assam	9244.79	10494.20	8534.18
13	Manipur	217.41	197.02	234.26
14	Meghalaya	378.95	368.13	416.13
15	Mizoram	170.00	188.32	129.43
16	Nagaland	205.57	175.90	184.14
17	Sikkim	51.25	31.25	22.50
18	Tripura	313.40	291.87	318.65
	Sub Total	10799.61	11928.59	10069.81
C. Non-High Focus States
19	Andhra Pradesh	4546.69	2509.88	2494.88
20	Goa	12.30	12.30	12.30
21	Gujarat	3501.92	3580.20	3616.47
22	Haryana	592.46	433.39	535.42
23	Karnataka	6620.00	6585.00	6622.50
24	Kerala	1607.90	1313.12	1369.67
25	Maharashtra	4482.03	5263.99	4982.31
26	Punjab	1042.54	1109.24	1109.24
27	Tamil Nadu	3602.13	5243.87	3991.95
28	Telangana		2282.65	1827.50
29	West Bengal	7443.82	5967.49	6975.84
	Sub Total	33451.79	34301.13	33538.08
D. Small States/UTs
30	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	5.80	7.23	7.23
31	Chandigarh	5.50	6.12	13.82
32	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	14.25	22.40	22.00
33	Daman & Diu	3.66	2.69	3.05
34	Delhi	224.13	230.00	200.85
35	Lakshadweep	7.76	6.91	12.13
36	Puducherry	35.47	30.35	26.93
	Sub Total	296.57	305.70	286.01
	Grand Total	201897.06	203981.09	196337.70

A statement showing number of JSY beneficiaries, States/UT-wise, including Gujarat during the last three years and the current year is given below:

Number of JSY Beneficiaries
Sr. No.	States/UTs	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17         (April-Dec.2016)
A. Low Performing States
1	Assam	451748	448143	427557	316717
2	Bihar	1695843	1531020	1526529	836181
3	Chhattisgarh	290276	321762	331753	242605
4	Jharkhand	283562	249455	245639	208006
5	Jammu & Kashmir	143129	116642	106260	85344
6	Madhya Pradesh	1010824	942644	954407	683249
7	Odisha	530089	498046	478788	329460
8	Rajasthan	1106262	1090012	1031247	814035
9	Uttar Pradesh	2388204	2325010	2353049	1782738
10	Uttrakhand	95344	100261	104307	66281
	Sub Total	7995281	7622995	7559536	5364616
B. High Performing States (Big States)
11	Andhra Pradesh	383135	261558	264078	207374
12	Goa	1100	828	1036	585
13	Gujarat	253005	277433	263023	155662
14	Haryana	44076	45742	30048	18924
15	Himachal Pradesh	15766	16182	17497	10956
16	Karnataka	383251	411423	421777	287673
17	Kerala	138527	114677	143084	83046
18	Maharashtra	403405	345761	339251	207015
19	Punjab	96873	103423	75040	54546
20	Tamil Nadu	457770	470003	473524	326863
21	Telangana		135652	149767	125199
22	West Bengal	363655	491356	540721	432099
	Sub Total	2540563	2674038	2718846	1909942
C. High Performing States (UTs)
23	A & N Islands	366	398	396	320
24	Chandigarh	899	1713	1123	697
25	D & N Haveli	1203	1241	1043	1347
26	Daman & Diu	145	107	88	55
27	Delhi	12096	13723	15968	9251
28	Lakshadweep	992	1000	939	237
29	Pondicherry	3754	3527	3361	2094
	Sub Total	19455	21709	22918	14001
D. High Performing States (NE)
30	Arunachal Pradesh	11827	12906	14199	9471
31	Manipur	17064	21667	27599	11676
32	Meghalaya	20151	43334	29707	20177
33	Mizoram	12871	5605	6096	10905
34	Nagaland	13390	16430	15368	10823
35	Sikkim	2383	2278	2824	1295
36	Tripura	15502	17943	19071	14934
	Sub Total	93188	120163	114864	79281
	Grand Total	10648487	10438905	10416164	7367840
	Source: As reported by States/UTs

The Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), ShFaggan Singh Kulaste stated this in a written reply in the LokSabha here today.

Courtesy: pib.nic.in