Janani Suraksha Yojana is a national maternity benefits scheme launched in April 2005 with the objectives of reducing maternal and infant mortality rates by encouraging institutional delivery for pregnant women in below poverty line families. The scheme aims to promote safe motherhood and institutional care for poor pregnant women by providing cash assistance for delivering in a health center. Janani Suraksha Yojana is a centrally sponsored safe motherhood intervention under the National Rural Health Mission that aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among poor pregnant women.