THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI SUDIP BANDYOPADHYAY)
(a): As per Sample Registration System (SRS) 2010 report of Registrar
General of India, Neonatal mortality contributes 69.3% of the Infant
mortality in India.
(b): The State/UT wise details of Neonatal Mortality rate as per SRS for
last three years is placed at Annexure 1.
(c) The state-wise details of allocation under Reproductive and Child Health
programme by Government of India for the year 2012-2013 is placed at Annexure 2.
(d) No.
(e): Under NRHM, Government of India has initiated home based newborn
care through ASHA to reduce the neo natal deaths in the country.
The purpose of Home Based New Born Care is to improve new born practices at
the community level and early detection and referral of sick new born babies.
The schedule of ASHA for Home Based New Born Care consists of atleast six
visits and ASHA will be paid Rs. 250 for conducting home visits for the care
of the newborn.
Besides this, following interventions are also being implemented to reduce
neonatal mortality:
1)Promotion of Institutional Delivery through Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)
and Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK): JSY incentivizes pregnant women
to opt for institutional delivery and provides for cash assistance. JSSK
entitles all pregnant women to absolutely free and zero expense delivery
including caesarean section operation in Government health facilities and
provides for free to and fro transport, food, drugs and diagnostics. Similar
entitlements have also been put in place for sick neonates.
2) Strengthening Facility based newborn care through establishing Newborn
care corners (NBCC) ,Special New Born Care Units (SNCUs) at District Hospitals
and New Born Stabilization Units (NBSUs) at FRUs are being set up for the
care of sick newborn. As on date 374 SNCUs, 1638 NBSUs and 11432 NBCCs are
functional across the country.
3) Capacity building of health care providers are conducted under National
Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to build and upgrade the skills of doctors,
nurses and ANM for early diagnosis and case management of common ailments
of children and care of newborn at time of birth.
4) Mother and Child Tracking System: A name based Mother and Child Tracking
System has been put in place which is web based to ensure registration and
tracking of all pregnant women and children so that provision of regular and
complete services to them can be provided.
