Centre proposes higher compensation for sterilisation in 20 high focus States

New Delhi: June 18, 2011

Stepping up its family planning services for population stabilisation, the Centre proposes to substantially enhance the compensation for sterilisation in 20 high focus States. It will now be on a par with what is offered under the Janani Suraksha Yojana, in which women are given a monetary incentive for delivery in a health facility to help reduce maternal and infant mortality.

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