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JSSK: Free Maternal & Infant Care

The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) provides completely free and cashless healthcare services to pregnant women and sick newborns up to 30 days after birth at government health facilities in India. The scheme aims to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for deliveries, C-sections, drugs, diagnostics, transportation, and treatment for complications. Key features include free services for delivery, C-section, three days of diet for normal delivery or seven days for C-section, blood, and transportation to and from facilities. It is estimated to benefit over 12 million pregnant women annually and encourage more institutional deliveries.

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JSSK: Free Maternal & Infant Care

The Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) provides completely free and cashless healthcare services to pregnant women and sick newborns up to 30 days after birth at government health facilities in India. The scheme aims to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for deliveries, C-sections, drugs, diagnostics, transportation, and treatment for complications. Key features include free services for delivery, C-section, three days of diet for normal delivery or seven days for C-section, blood, and transportation to and from facilities. It is estimated to benefit over 12 million pregnant women annually and encourage more institutional deliveries.

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JANANI SHISHU SURAKSHA KARYAKARAM (JSSK)

Anshul Thakur
Abhinav Saraswat
Akshay Srikhande
Abhijit Mohekar
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JANANI SHISHU SURAKSHA KARYAKARAM (JSSK)


Introduction
Government of India has launched the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakaram (JSSK) on 1st June,
2011. The scheme is to benefit pregnant women who access Government health facilities for
their delivery. Moreover, it will motivate those who still choose to deliver at their homes to
opt for institutional deliveries. All the States and UTs have initiated implementation of the
scheme.

Situation/Problem
High out of pocket expenses being incurred by pregnant women and their families in the case
of institutional deliveries in form of drugs, User charges, diagnostic tests, diet, for C sections.

Implementation/Where/How
In view of the difficulty being faced by the pregnant women and parents of sick new- born
along-with high out of pocket expenses incurred by them on delivery and treatment of sicknew-born, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has taken a major initiative to
evolve a consensus on the part of all States to provide completely free and cashless services
to pregnant women including normal deliveries and caesarean operations and sick new born
(up to 30 days after birth) in Government health institutions in both rural and urban areas.
For the effective monitoring of the scheme, monthly meeting of all ASHAs /health workers
working under an ANM should be held by the ANM, on one day of every month, at any of
Anganwadi Centres falling under the ANMs area of jurisdiction. Monthly reports and
reminders are sent via SMS on the RMN.
The following are the Free Entitlements for pregnant women:

Free and cashless delivery


Free C-Section
Free drugs and consumables
Free diagnostics
Free diet during stay in the health institutions
Free provision of blood
Exemption from user charges
Free transport from home to health institutions

Free transport between facilities in case of referral

Free drop back from Institutions to home after 48hrs stay

The following are the Free Entitlements for Sick new-borns till 30 days after birth. This has
now been expanded to cover sick infants:
Free treatment
Free drugs and consumables
Free diagnostics
Free provision of blood
Exemption from user charges
Free Transport from Home to Health Institutions
Free Transport between facilities in case of referral
Free drop Back from Institutions to home

Key Features of the Scheme/Scope

The initiative entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely
free and no expense delivery, including caesarean section.
A detailed track record of the status of every pregnant woman is kept and remainders for the
same are sent. Emergency and real time services are available which can be accessed through
a dedicated helpline number.
The entitlements include free drugs and consumables, free diet up to 3 days during normal
delivery and up to 7 days for C-section, free diagnostics, and free blood wherever required.
This initiative also provides for free transport from home to institution, between facilities in
case of a referral and drop back home. Similar entitlements have been put in place for all sick
new-borns accessing public health institutions for treatment till 30 days after birth. This has
now been expanded to cover sick infants:
The scheme aims to eliminate out of pocket expenses incurred by the pregnant women and
sick new borne while accessing services at Government health facilities.
The scheme is estimated to benefit more than 12 million pregnant women who access
Government health facilities for their delivery. Moreover it will motivate those who still
choose to deliver at their homes to opt for institutional deliveries.
All the States and UTs have initiated implementation of the scheme.

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