EVALUATION OF JANANI SURAKSHA YOJNA UNDER NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION IN KASHMIR VALLEY

In April 2005 under the umbrella of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) the Government of India launched a scheme known as Janani Suraksha Yojna (JSY). The scheme is a safe motherhood intervention to reduce maternal and infant mortality by promoting institutional deliveries. ObjectivesTo assess the social profile knowledge and service coverage of JSY beneficiaries. Setting & designIt was a Cross sectional descriptive study . Multi-stage Random sampling was adopted. Material & method The study was conducted in three district of Kashmir valley for a period of one year from April 2012 to March 2013. A total of 349 beneficiaries were interviewed using pre tested...