Incentives under Janani scheme to be credited into bank account
Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to open bank account for women a step further, the health department has decided to transfer incentives under Janani Shishu Yojna directly into the bank accounts.
JAIPUR: Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to open bank account for women a step further, the health department has decided to transfer incentives under Janani Shishu Yojna directly into the bank accounts.
Now, pregnant women will have to open bank accounts to get incentives under Janani Shishu Yojna (JSY). From August 1, the health department will launch online system to pay incentives to pregnant women under JSY.
Under the new system, the incentives will be directly transfer to the bank account of the beneficiary.
A health department official said that a meeting was held last week in which discussions were held on final preparation of the new system to be generated.
The new online payment system of incentives will be introduced in government hospital and registered private hospitals under JSY scheme. Also, the incentives under Shubh Laxmi scheme, (incentives on girls' birth) will be transferred directly to the bank account of the beneficiary.
In the first phase, the new system will be launched in hospitals attached to government medical colleges, district hospitals and sub-district hospitals and community health centres. In the second phase, the system will be launched in primary health centres and sub centers. A health department official said that training has already been imparted to officials as new software for transfer of incentives has been devised.
National health mission (NHM) mission director Navin Jain has directed the healthcare providers to help pregnant women open bank account on zero balance. If a pregnant woman fails to get her bank account open, her bank account will be opened during her treatment in the hospital.
Under Shubh Laxmi Yojna, which was launched on April 1, 2013, a woman gets Rs 2100 at time of birth of girl child. Besides, under JSY, a woman gets Rs1000 in urban area and in rural areas, the incentive is Rs 1400. The Shubh Laxmi Yojna was implemented in the state to encourage girl child. The incentives, which a pregnant woman receives through cheque, will get it directly into her account. JSY encourages institutional deliveries to reduce maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate. According to estimation by the health department, around 19 lakh woman give birth to babies every year in the state.
Shubh Laxmi Yojna
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