Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a centrally sponsored scheme which replaces the National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS). The main objective of JSY is to reduce overall maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate, and also to increase the institutional deliveries in the families. Under the scheme a SC or ST pregnant women irrespective of their financial status and any BPL pregnant women, aged 19 years or above would be eligible to receive a grant of Rs. 500/- up to two live births. An additional benefit of Rs. 200/- + Rs.300/- = Rs. 500/- will be given to these women, if her delivery takes place in any government institutional facility.

       Following table shows the comparative performance under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) during the last two years :

       The Janani Suraksha Yojana is being further supported by yet another scheme known as the Referral Transport Scheme. The main objective of the RTS is to popularize and strengthen institutional delivery among pregnant women belonging to BPL families. Under this scheme financial grants are being provided to eligible pregnant women for coming to health institution for normal and complicated deliveries.

       Following table shows the comparative performance under Referral Transport Scheme (RTS) during the last two years :

       Shortage of adequate health infrastructure in the rural areas are being overcome by the conduction of Gram Panchayat Based Mobile Heath Camps. This scheme which has now been almost institutionalized provides for organizing Mobile Health Camps on a fixed day and fixed time each week in all Gram Panchayats Head Quarters throughout the district. This has improved the reach of RCH, Immunization, Family welfare and clinical services to larger section of population. The mobile camps provides services like ante-natal/post natal check-up, immunization of children including Vitamin –A supplementation, treatment of minor ailments and minor injuries including supply of drugs to patients, promotion of contraceptive services including IUD insertion, prophylaxis and treatment of anemia with IFA tablets, IEC and counseling etc. including different public health programmes. At present 61 Gram Panchayats out of the 128 Gram Panchayats of the district have been covered by GP based Mobile Health Camps.

       Following table shows the comparative performance under GP based Mobile Health Camps during the last three years :

       ASHA is one of the important programme under the NRHM. Under this scheme one social health activists is being engaged for every 800 to 1200 population to serve as a link between the community and rural health system. Such health activist The National Rural Health Mission provides for engagement of ASHA for every 800-1200 population to serve as a link between the community and rural health system. The nature of the jobs in her village is to attend the outreach session and sub centre on immunization, visit every household in a period, escort pregnant women to institutions for delivery, awareness and mothers meeting and reporting of incidence of outbreaks etc.

       The National Rural Health Mission provides for engagement of Second ANMs in a phased manner up to 2010 in all the Sub-Centre in the state. These ANMs would be married women in the age group of 25-35 years and a resident of one of the villages comprising the sub Centre. They are engaged on a purely contractual basis by the Block Health and Family Welfare Samiti on behalf of the District Health Mission. The selected candidates are to receive 18 months of training in Government run or approved nursing training school. They would be posted in the sub centre for which they have been selected after successful completion of the training. At present the implementation of 2nd ANM has already been completed in the 7 Blocks out of 12 Blocks of the District.

       Family Welfare Programme also constitutes an important intervention in our district Annual Health Plan. The achievement of the district with regard to various components of Family Welfare Programme has been very satisfactory and infact is more than the Expected Level of Achievement up to the month of February 2010.

       Following table shows the achievements of Family Welfare Programme against various components :

       The district has been giving focused attention for the Universalization of Immunization in order to improve the health indicators with regard to IMR, MMR, Safe Delivery etc.

       Following table shows the progress of the Immunization Programme in the district :