THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY)
(a) A statement showing number of women benefited under the Janani Suraksha
Yojana (JSY) in the country during the last three years and the current
year, State/UT-wise is at Annexure-1.
(b) A statement showing details of funds allocated and utilised during the
above period is at Annexure-2.
(c) In order to ensure proper implementation of JSY a rigorous system of
monitoring and supervision is in place. Accordingly, the Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare has issued instructions to all the State
governments for public display of names of JSY beneficiaries on a
monthly basis in health facilities, payment to beneficiaries through
cheque, setting up of grievance redressal mechanism at district and
state levels and physical verification of beneficiaries by officials
in a random manner. State officials, Chief Medical officers and Block
Medical Officers monitor and supervise the implementation of the scheme
on a regular basis. In addition, periodic test checks are carried
out by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare through the Regional
Evaluation Teams (RETs). As regards reporting mechanism, information
on JSY is compiled at the Block level on a monthly basis and is further
transmitted to the District level and State levels. At the State level
the information is compiled and sent to the Central level on a quarterly
basis.
(d) The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare had commissioned an
evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) by National Health Systems
Resource Centre (NHSRC) in the eight high-focus states of Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh and Uttarakhand in 2010.
The findings of the evaluation show that:
# JSY has undoubtedly increased the number of institutional deliveries;
# The scheme has enabled poor women to access public health facilities.
# JSY funds are reaching most of the beneficiaries who deliver in institutions;
Detailed report can be seen at the following link:
http://nhsrcindia.org/pdf_files/resources_thematic/Public_Health_Planning/
NHSRC_Contribution/Programme_Evaluation_of_Janani_Suraksha_Yojana_-Sep2011.pdf
(e) Public Health is a State subject and the routine monitoring and
supervision of JSY scheme which covers more than one crore pregnant women
annually is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments.
Considering the extent and magnitude of the scheme, the Government of
India is not in a position to regularly track cases of non-payment of
JSY benefits to entitled pregnant women. However, Government of India
reviews the implementation of the scheme through Annual Common Review
Missions, Regional Evaluation Teams and Integrated Field Monitoring
Teams etc. Gaps observed in the implementation of the scheme are
thereafter shared with the respective State governments for
appropriate corrective action.
