Maternal health indicators are often considered as the reflection of the efficiency of Nations Health System. The present study was conducted in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh to know the impact of Janani Surakaska Yojana under NHM on its beneficiaries. Multi stage random sampling was followed to select 300 beneficiaries and 75 non beneficiaries for the present study. The study revealed that 40% of the beneficiaries belonged to age between 25-29 years, 49.33% were educated up to primary and 70.67% had income ranged between 50,000-1,000,00. In case of non[1]beneficiaries 44% belonged to age between 20-24 years, majority (64%) was illiterate, 55 % were earning of daily wages which ranged between 3000-5000 per month which was uncertain. The study also inferred that majority (91.67%) of the beneficiaries were fully aware about the registration of pregnant women, 73.33% fully aware about ANC visits and 71.33% about PNC, 93.33% were fully aware about child immunization whereas in case of non-beneficiaries 38% knew about registering pregnant women, 42.66% had partially knowledge about ANC & PNC check-ups and 33.33% were not aware about child immunization. Home deliveries still occur in Uttar Pradesh proper campaigning, removing their fears regarding hospital settings and staff, making alternative arrangement for transport and making due payments on time.
