Evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana  (JSY) and Universal immunization  programme (UIP) in two eastern Districts  of Maharashtra

Dr Shilpa Lanjewar; Dr Sanjeev Chaudhary; Dr Sanjay Kubde; Dr Prakash Bhatkule

Volume : II, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

Evaluation of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Universal immunization programme (UIP) in two eastern Districts of Maharashtra

Dr Shilpa Lanjewar, Dr Sanjeev Chaudhary, Dr Sanjay Kubde, Dr Prakash Bhatkule

Abstract :

JSY, a scheme launched by Government of India in 2005 to increase institutional deliveries thereby reducing the burden of maternal and infant mortality is in the stage of evaluation. Objectives: To evaluate the performance of the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Universal immunization programme (UIP) in Nagpur and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in two eastern districts [ A & B]of Maharashtra during July- September 2010 among JSY beneficiaries (delivered in 2009) and children born in calendar year 2008 by stratified random sampling in five stratas viz. Tribal, Non tribal , Council , Urban- slum and Urban non-slum . Results: More women from rural area (85.29%) were actually benefitted by scheme than women in urban area (46.96%) which was statistically significant (χ2 =13.73, df =1, P = 0.0002). District RCH officers and MO-CHCs/PHCs rated the scheme satisfactory. Private practitioners were unaware of the scheme and only 1-2% of them were running the scheme successfully.