Janani Suraksha Yojana: the conditional cash transfer scheme to reduce maternal mortality in India – a need for reassessment

@article{Rai2012JananiSY,
  title={Janani Suraksha Yojana: the conditional cash transfer scheme to reduce maternal mortality in India – a need for reassessment},
  author={Rajesh Kumar Rai and Prashant Kumar Singh},
  journal={WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health},
  year={2012},
  volume={1},
  pages={362 - 368}
}
  • R. Rai, P. Singh
  • Published 1 October 2012
  • Political Science, Medicine
  • WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health
Alongside endorsing Millennium Development Goal 5 in 2000, India launched its National Population Policy in 2000 and the National Health Policy in 2002. However, these have failed thus far to reduce the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by the targeted 5.5% per annum. Under the banner of the National Rural Health Mission, the Government of India launched a national conditional cash transfer (CCT) scheme in 2005 called Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), aimed to encourage women to give birth in health… 
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