Question : ONLINE PAYMENT TO JSY BENEFICIARY S

(a) whether the Government proposes to make Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) payments online directly into the beneficiary`s bank account in pilot districts in the country;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) the time by which this scheme is likely to be introduced all over the country;

(d) whether Mother and Child Tracking System has also been introduced by the Government in the country; and

(e) if so, the details in this regard and the number of mothers and children registered thereunder till date, State/UTwise?

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)

(a): Online JSY payments directly into the beneficiary’s bank account has been rolled out in 43 pilot districts w.e.f. 1.1.2013 and in 78 additional districts from 1.7.2013.

(b): List of 121 districts where online JSY payments has been rolled-out during Phase-I and Phase-II is at Annexure-1.

(c): No time frame has been fixed.

(d): Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) has been introduced by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in December 2009 and has already been rolled-out in all the States/UTs.

(e): During 2013-14, more than 5.7 million pregnant women and 3.4 million children have been registered on MCTS portal (status as on 31.07.2013). State/UT-wise number of mothers and children registered on MCTS portal is at Annexure-2.