<p>New Delhi: No pregnant woman in the country will be left out of the government's Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) due to lack of funds, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday.</p><p>Replying to supplementary questions during the Question Hour, the minister told the Rajya Sabha that this programme is need-based and budget is not an issue.</p><p>The JSSK entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to free delivery, including caesarean section.</p>.AIDS-related deaths down by 79%, new HIV infections by 44% since 2010: Nadda.<p>"Do not compare Kerala with Maharashtra as it is population based. Every mother is being taken care of," Nadda said.</p><p>"No mother is left out because of lack of funds. In Kerala also it is need-based," he said, assuring that every mother in Kerala will have free delivery.</p><p>Antenatal check-ups start the day a woman conceives and she is given all vaccines needed before delivery, the minister said.</p><p>"On the 9th of every month, the district hospital has a facility for free check-ups by a gynaecologist. It is the responsibility of Asha workers to treat the high-risk patients as they need more check-ups. It has to be ensured that the delivery takes place in the institution," he said.</p><p>Giving details of the scheme, Nadda said, "When the delivery takes place, if it is a C-section, then the (hospital) stay is free for seven days. If there is a complication with the child, the stay is for 10 days along with the child."</p><p>"Transportation is provided by the government for taking the mother to the hospital and also dropping her back home after delivery," he said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: No pregnant woman in the country will be left out of the government's Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram (JSSK) due to lack of funds, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said on Tuesday.</p><p>Replying to supplementary questions during the Question Hour, the minister told the Rajya Sabha that this programme is need-based and budget is not an issue.</p><p>The JSSK entitles all pregnant women delivering in public health institutions to free delivery, including caesarean section.</p>.AIDS-related deaths down by 79%, new HIV infections by 44% since 2010: Nadda.<p>"Do not compare Kerala with Maharashtra as it is population based. Every mother is being taken care of," Nadda said.</p><p>"No mother is left out because of lack of funds. In Kerala also it is need-based," he said, assuring that every mother in Kerala will have free delivery.</p><p>Antenatal check-ups start the day a woman conceives and she is given all vaccines needed before delivery, the minister said.</p><p>"On the 9th of every month, the district hospital has a facility for free check-ups by a gynaecologist. It is the responsibility of Asha workers to treat the high-risk patients as they need more check-ups. It has to be ensured that the delivery takes place in the institution," he said.</p><p>Giving details of the scheme, Nadda said, "When the delivery takes place, if it is a C-section, then the (hospital) stay is free for seven days. If there is a complication with the child, the stay is for 10 days along with the child."</p><p>"Transportation is provided by the government for taking the mother to the hospital and also dropping her back home after delivery," he said.</p>