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Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedStatement 1 is incorrect: Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) / National Health Mission (NHM) by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Statement 2 is correct: JSY was launched with the primary objective of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality among poor pregnant women.
Statement 3 is correct: JSY encourages institutional delivery by providing conditional cash transfers to pregnant women from poor socioeconomic backgrounds who give birth in healthcare facilities.
Statement 4 is incorrect: Providing completely free healthcare services to sick infants up to one year of age is an objective under the Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK), not JSY.
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