HealthWomen & childNational Health Mission, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (implemented in Bihar by State Health Society, Bihar)
Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK)
जननी शिशु सुरक्षा कार्यक्रम
Active
Eliminate out-of-pocket expenses for pregnant women delivering in public health institutions and for treatment of sick newborns and infants, thereby promoting institutional delivery and infant survival.
Benefit type
free service
For
Pregnant / lactating woman
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Timeline
Launched 01-06-2011now
Who can apply
For
Pregnant / lactating woman
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Any
Details
- Benefit type
- free service
- Benefit detail
- Entirely free, zero-expense services at public health institutions: free delivery including caesarean section; free drugs and consumables; free diagnostics; free blood when required; free diet (3 days for normal delivery, 7 days for C-section); and free transport (home-to-institution, inter-facility referral, and drop-back). Same free entitlements extended to sick newborns and infants up to one year of age.
- Target beneficiary
- Pregnant women & sick infants
- Launch date
- 01-06-2011
Status evidence
Fetched the NHM/MoHFW JSSK page (nhm.gov.in, level=3 sublinkid=842), which describes JSSK as launched 1 June 2011, extended in 2014, and currently entitling all pregnant women and sick infants to free services in public facilities — an ongoing NHM program operating across all states including Bihar.
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 22-06-2026 · 5 days ago
Data & impact
Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District-wise — needs an RTI
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI