Table 2 Eligibility criteria of families availing JSY scheme and cash assistance

From: Inpatient care of small and sick newborns in healthcare facilities

Category

Eligibility criteria

Rural area

Urban area

  

Mother’s package (INR)

ASHA’s package (INR)

Total (INR)

Mother’s package (INR)

ASHA’s package (INR)

Total (INR)

Institutional delivery

 LPS

All pregnant women delivering in government health centers like subcentre, PHC, CHC, FRU, general wards of district and state hospitals or accredited private institutions

1400

600

2000

1000

400

1400

 HPS

BPL/SC/ST pregnant women, delivering in government or accredited private institutions

700

600

1300

600

400

1000

Home delivery

 LPS and HPS

Only BPL women (BPL certificate is essential to avail the benefit)

500

NA

500

500

NA

500

  1. Abbreviations: BPL, below poverty line; CHC, Community Health Centre; FRUs, First Referral Units; HPS, high performing states; INR, Indian Rupees; JSY, Janani suraksha yojana; LPS, low performing states; NA, not applicable; PHC, Primary Health Centre; SC, Scheduled Caste; ST, Scheduled Tribe.
  2. ASHA incentive is not applicable for pregnant women preferring to deliver in an accredited private institution.
  3. Source: adapted with permission from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.18