CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Yojana has played important role in reducing ‘socioeconomic disparities’ existing in maternal care.
A
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
B
Priyadarshini
C
Mother and Child Tracking System
D
Janani Suraksha Yojana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -JananiSurakshaYojana (JSY): JananiSurakshaYojana (JSY), a demand promotion and conditional cash transfer scheme was launched in April 2005 with the objective of reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality.

Detailed explanation-2: -Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was launched in April 2005 to enable women especially from the vulnerable sections of the society to access institutional delivery and thereby effect reductions in maternal and neonatal mortality.

Detailed explanation-3: - Reduce maternal, perinatal, infant & child mortality & morbidity rates. Child survival. Promoting reproductive health or safe motherhood. Ensure birth of healthy child.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Safe Motherhood Program primarily focuses on the health and welfare of women throughout their pregnancy. It also includes the adolescent pregnant and meeting the unmet needs for family planning contraceptives of women into its priority agenda until 2030.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan has been launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India. The program aims to provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free of cost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9thof every month.

There is 1 question to complete.