AbstractJanani Suraksha Yojana under the umbrella of National Rural Health Mission is being proposed by way of modifying the previously existing National Maternal Benefit Scheme. Janani Suraksha Yojana was launched on 12th April 2005 and it would be a 100 percent centrally sponsored scheme. It covers all pregnant women belonging to those holds below the poverty line, above 19 years of age for up to two live births. There are increased institutional deliveries and a progressive reduction in maternal mortality ratio with the implementation of conditional cash delivering programs like Janani Suraksha Yojana, and there should be increased awareness in order to utilize the services properly. The setting selected for the study was MCH centre, Tirupati. A non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the 100 beneficiaries. A checklist is used to assess the utilization of JSY services among beneficiaries. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Out of 100 beneficiaries, 19 (19%) beneficiaries had inadequate utilization, 43 (43%) beneficiaries had moderate utilization and 38 (38%) had adequate utilization. There is a significant association between the age of beneficiaries and place of residence at P<0.01and P<0.05 level respectively.
Keywords: Janani Suraksha Yojana; Beneficiaries; Utilization.