Consider the following statements in relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana: 1. It is a safe motherhood intervention of the State Health Departments. 2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women. 3. It aims to promote institutional delivery among poor pregnant women. 4. Its objective includes providing public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age. How many of the statements given above are correct?

Answer: B. Only TWO of the four statements about Janani Suraksha Yojana are correct. JSY was launched in 2005 as a cash-incentive scheme under the National Rural Health Mission to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality through institutional deliveries. (1) Safe motherhood intervention of State Health Departments: WRONG. JSY is a CENTRALLY-sponsored scheme of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare implemented by states. It is a national programme, not a state-departmental intervention. (2) Objective to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women: CORRECT. JSY explicitly targets BPL pregnant women aged 19 and above, with cash assistance for institutional delivery. (3) Promotion of institutional delivery among poor pregnant women: CORRECT. The core mechanism is cash incentive to women and ASHAs to encourage delivery in government health facilities. (4) Provides public health facilities to sick infants up to one year of age: WRONG. Care for sick infants up to one year is covered by Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) launched in 2011, NOT by JSY. So statements 2 and 3 are correct (2 of 4). Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare JSY guidelines / NHM operational documents.