Replication data for: A reassessment of India's Janani Suraksha Yojana conditional cash transfer program: State-level effects matter

Abstract

There have been few formal assessments of India's Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), a national-level conditional cash transfer program to incentivize women to deliver in health facilities in order to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality. Using data from India's 2007-2008 District-Level Household Survey (DLHS-3), we undertake a reassessment of JSY based on a recent impact evaluation (Lim 2010). The impact of JSY and the characteristics of women reporting receipt of nancial assistance from JSY were previo usly reported at the national level (Lim 2010). We demonstrate that there was great heterogeneity in JSY uptake across the Indian states. Further, our results show that the impact of JSY on increasing antenatal care, in-facility birth, and skilled birth attendance also varies widely across states. Assessments of the uptake and impact of JSY should be carefully contextualized to the appropriate setting to allow for more informed policy insight in order to improve program implementation at the state and national level