2012 · Q18
The Endeavour of 'Janani Suraksha Yojana' Programme is to :
- 1Promote institutional deliveries
- 2Provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery
- 3Provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
Social Security in IndiaConcept and framework
- A1 and 2 only
- B1 and 3 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
The Janani Suraksha Yojana (2005), run under the National Rural Health Mission, promotes institutional deliveries by paying cash assistance to mothers to meet delivery costs — statements 1 and 2. Compensation for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement is not a JSY benefit; it is provided under the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY). Hence only 1 and 2 are correct.