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Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
Ministry: Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
The scheme aims to provide completely free and cashless delivery, including caesarean section, for pregnant women at government health facilities along with free treatment for sick newborns and infants.
Start date1 Jun 2011
Last verified6 days ago
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About This Scheme
Started in 2011, the scheme "Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)" by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, aims to provide free and cashless delivery, treatment, diagnostics, drugs, diet, and transport services to pregnant women and sick newborns/infants at public health institutions. It also aims to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses related to delivery, treatment, and essential maternal and child healthcare services.
Benefits
For Pregnant Women:
- Free and zero expense Delivery and Caesarean Section
- Free Drugs and Consumables
- Free Essential Diagnostics (Blood, Urine tests and Ultra-sonography etc)
- Free Diet during stay in the health institutions (up to 3 days for normal
- delivery & 7 days for caesarean section)
- Free Provision of Blood
- Free Transport from Home to Health Institutions
- Free Transport between facilities in case of referral
- Drop Back from Institutions to home after 48hrs stay
- Exemption from all kinds of User Charges
- Free and zero-expense treatment
- Free Drugs and Consumables
- Free Diagnostics
- Free Provision of Blood
- Free Transport from Home to Health Institutions
- Free Transport between facilities in case of referral
- Drop Back from Institutions to home
- Exemption from all kinds of User Charges
Eligibility
Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.
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The applicant must be a pregnant woman.
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The applicant must be admitted to a government health facility.
Required Documents
- ✦Aadhaar Number
- ✦Address proof
- ✦Domicile certificate
- ✦Ration card
- ✦Janani Suraksha Card
✦ Required ◦ Optional
How to Apply
IIn-person
- The pregnant woman is referred by the competent staff of the public health facility for JSSK.
Quick Info
- Level
- Central Government
- Launched
- 1 Jun 2011
Categories
Data Sources
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 6 days ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 14 days ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 14 days ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 22 days ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 1 months ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 1 months ago
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/jssk ↗Accessed 1 months ago