central government scheme
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
Common abbreviation: JSSKFree public-facility maternal, newborn and infant health entitlements under NHM; local access is through government health facilities.
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Free public-facility maternal, newborn and infant health entitlements under NHM; local access is through government health facilities.
The National Health Mission's JSSK page describes cashless delivery and C-section, free drugs and consumables, diagnostics, diet during the facility stay, blood, exemption from user charges, and transport for pregnant women. It also lists treatment, drugs, diagnostics, blood, exemption from user charges and transport for sick newborns and sick infants. The page gives sick-newborn coverage through 30 days after birth and states expansion to sick infants, without giving a further age limit. It says States and UTs have initiated implementation; confirm local service arrangements at the government facility.
Scheme status: active. Application window: not_applicable.
The reviewed page describes health-service entitlements, not a scheduled grant application window.
For pregnant women using government health facilities for delivery: cashless delivery and C-section, drugs and consumables, diagnostics, diet during the facility stay, blood, no user charges, and transport from home, between facilities for referral and home after a 48-hour stay.
Free listed services; no cash amount (Per eligible episode of care)
Treatment, drugs and consumables, diagnostics, blood, no user charges and transport from home, between facilities for referral and home. The NHM page states coverage for sick newborns through 30 days after birth and expansion to sick infants without a further age limit.
Free listed services; no cash amount (As required for covered care)
Maternal entitlements and government-facility delivery target
National Health Mission JSSK pageDocument date: Page updated 2026-09-24; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
Sick newborn and sick infant entitlements and newborn age window
National Health Mission JSSK pageDocument date: Page updated 2026-09-24; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
States/UTs have initiated implementation; transport timing for maternal drop-back
National Health Mission JSSK pageDocument date: Page updated 2026-09-24; reviewed: 2026-10-04.
The NHM page lists cashless delivery and C-section, drugs and consumables, diagnostics, diet during the facility stay, blood, no user charges and specified transport.
The NHM page lists free services for sick newborns through 30 days after birth and says coverage was expanded to sick infants; it does not specify a further infant age limit.
The NHM page describes care through government health facilities and does not state an online application or universal document checklist.