Has the Janani Suraksha Yojana (A Conditional Maternity Benefit Transfer Scheme) Succeeded in Reducing the Economic Burden of Maternity in Rural India? Evidence from the Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh | Zendy

Saradiya Mukherjee | Zendy; Aditya Singh | Zendy

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Has the Janani Suraksha Yojana (A Conditional Maternity Benefit Transfer Scheme) Succeeded in Reducing the Economic Burden of Maternity in Rural India? Evidence from the Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh

Author(s) -

Saradiya Mukherjee,

Aditya Singh

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579

H-Index - 13

ISSN - 2279-9028

DOI - 10.4081/jphr.2018.957

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , socioeconomics , incentive , environmental health , medicine , business , economics , population , microeconomics

It can be concluded that the JSY appeared to have achieved only a limited success in reducing the economic burden due to maternity. To reduce the catastrophic burden, policy makers should consider increasing the JSY reimbursement to cover not only antenatal and postnatal services but also non-medical expenditure due to maternity. The government should also take appropriate measures to curb non-medical or indirect expenditure in public health facilities.

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