Sometimes, in the labour room, cash is flung back on the OT floor when found to be insufficient. When Sophia went into labour, her husband Shabbu borrowed Rs. To mitigate these, the government introduced the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a conditional cash transfer scheme (under the National Rural Health Mission) to benefit expecting mothers such as Sophia. This is part two of this six-part series that shines a light on gaps in the healthcare system across rural India. Under the scheme pregnant women are entitled to free medicines, hospitalisation, and free food during hospital stay, free transport (after the delivery) and a incentive of Rs.

Source: The Hindu August 08, 2016 21:00 UTC