Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) was launched in Tamilnadu since September 2011. The scheme is to benefit pregnant women who access Government health facilities for their delivery so as to improve Maternal and Child healthcare and to alleviate out of Pocket expenditure on health care. Under JSSK programme, there is an entitlement of free drugs, free referral transport, diagnostics including diet during the duration of stay for every pregnant women and sick neonate up to one year of age.
Government Orders obtained: G.O (Ms) No.220, H & Fw (EAP II -2) Dept., Dt.10.09.2011)
Tamilnadu National Initiative - JSSK guarantying zero expense deliveries & zero expenditure treatment of sick newborn in all public health institutions & provision of free transport
Key features of the scheme
- The initiative entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to absolutely free and no expense delivery, including caesarean section.
- The entitlements include free drugs and consumables, free diet up to 3 days during normal delivery and up to 7 days for C-section, free diagnostics, and free blood wherever required.
- This initiative also provides for free transport from home to institution, between facilities in case of a referral and drop back home. Similar entitlements have been put in place for all sick infants.
Implementing units:
- Total 32 districts in Tamilnadu
- Total 385 blocks
The following are the Free Entitlements for pregnant women:
- Free and cashless delivery
- Free C-Section
- Free drugs and consumables
- Free diagnostics
- Free diet during stay in the health institutions
- Free provision of blood
- Exemption from user charges
- Free transport from home to health institutions
- Free transport between facilities in case of referral
- Free drop back from Institutions to home after 48hrs stay
The following are the Free Entitlements for sick infants:
- Free treatment
- Free drugs and consumables
- Free diagnostics
- Free provision of blood
- Exemption from user charges
- Free Transport from Home to Health Institutions
- Free Transport between facilities in case of referral
- Free drop Back from Institutions to home