Why there are the special dispensations for pregnant women from LPS states?
(i) Age certificate is not an instrument that is available easily. Many LPS states have yet to get the process of birth registration organised in rural areas. In view of this, for all BPL pregnant women belonging to LPS states, any kind of age certification would not be insisted upon for availing the benefits of JSY. (ii) Removal of restrictions on the number of child births: Restricting the benefits upto 2 births would in fact encourage women of higher fertility in the LPS states to deliver at home in an unsafe condition. Such women are exposed to higher risks of mortality and morbidity too because of neglect on their part to access health care and facilities. Therefore, the restriction on the number of childbirths for accessing benefits of JSY has been removed. In other words, the benefits of the scheme are extended to all BPL pregnant women in LPS states irrespective of birth orders. (iii) Institutional delivery being the primary strategy for promoting safe motherhood, it is necessa
