An assessment of the impact of the JSY cash transfer program on maternal mortality reduction in Madhya Pradesh, India

• Main Authors: Marie Ng (Author), Archana Misra (Author), Vishal Diwan (Author), Manohar Agnani (Author), Alison Levin-Rector (Author), Ayesha De Costa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Indian Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) program is a demand-side program in which the state pays women a cash incentive to deliver in an institution, with the aim of reducing maternal mortality. The JSY has had 54 million beneficiaries since inception 7 years ago. Although a number of st...