This paper examines the access and low utilization ofJanani Sureksh Yaojan(JSY) in
the selected rural parts of south Karnataka at the overall level and also separately
for the SCs women and identifies crucial factors that hinder and facilitate access
to the scheme and the factors that are play crucial role in theunderutilization of
the health servicesand caste issues SC women beneficiaries. This paper predominantlyemphasis
on the caste discrimination in terms of accessing the public health services and in
the end, enlists all the likely measures to combat this discrimination. This study
has been conducted in oneof the backward district of the sate Chamaraj nagar –south
India. Thisarticle concludes that there are an assortment of factors causing low access
and utilization of JSY service including the caste and other factors. It is further
ascertain in that JSY is not just about promoting institutional deliveries rather
programme objectives for diminution of maternal mortality and morbidity can be achieved
when particularly rural women arefacilitating to receivethe quality delivery and post-partum
care services.
Keywords
JSY - Health - discrimination - scheme - maternal mortality
