The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union government to file a status report on a plea contending Rs 6,000 sanctioned for pregnant and lactating women under Janani Suraksha Yojna had stopped during the period of lockdown.
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a safe motherhood National Rural Health Mission that provides financial assistance for delivery and postnatal care.
A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices R Subhash Reddy and A S Bopanna issued notice to the Centre on a plea made by the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL).
Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves submitted that the issue was important due to child and women mortality rates.
Published 14 July 2020, 10:48 IST
