Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
A scheme by Ministry of MoHFW for pregnant women who access government health facilities for their delivery. to absolutely free and no expense delivery, including caesarean section. Essential care is provided to the mother and her neonate within 48 hours.
Quick summary
- What you get
- Free delivery and newborn care
- Who can apply
- Pregnant women in government hospitals
- Application
- Offline
- Official source
- Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare
About This Scheme
A scheme by Ministry of MoHFW for pregnant women who access government health facilities for their delivery. to absolutely free and no expense delivery, including caesarean section. Essential care is provided to the mother and her neonate within 48 hours. Reasons like high out of pocket expenditure ondiagnostics/investigations, blood, drugs, food and user charges institutional delivery JSSK was launched in June 2011 to eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for institutional delivery of pregnant women and treatment of sick infants. In 2014, the programme was extended to all antenatal & postnatal complications of pregnancy and similar entitlements have been put in place for all sick newborns and infants (up to one year of age) accessing public health institutions for treatment.
What You Get
As set out by Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare.
- 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
- For sick newborns till 30 days after birth (now been expanded to also cover 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
Am I Eligible?
You may be eligible if all of these are true for you.
The applicant must be a pregnant woman. The applicant must be admitted in a government health facility.
Final eligibility is decided by the government department handling this scheme.
Required Documents
The official source does not publish a document checklist for this scheme. Check the scheme guidelines below, or ask at the office where you apply, before you set off.
How to Apply
- 1 The pregnant woman is referred by the competent staff of the public health facility for JSSK.
You will now leave Benefits India and go to the official government website to apply.
Apply on Official WebsiteOfficial Documents and Links
Published by the department that runs this scheme.
Important Dates
- Scheme launched
- 1 June 2011
- Applications
- Accepted offline
Official Website
nhm.gov.inRun by Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare
Where This Came From
Content taken from myScheme, Government of India and last checked on 2026-08-21.
Check the official website before applying. Scheme rules and amounts change from time to time.