Abstract: Background:  Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) is a maternal protection scheme that promotes institutional delivery by providing cash incentive to the mothers who deliver their babies in health care facilities. With the purpose of improving maternal and neo-natal morbidity and mortality indicators, the investment and emphasis on JSY is continued. Objective: 1.To assess the knowledge on Janani Suraksha Yojana among antenatal mothers. 2. To find out the association between knowledge on Janani Suraksha Yojana among antenatal mothers with their selected demographic variables.Material and methods: Descriptive study design has been used for this study. The population chosen for the study was antenatal mothers at rural area, Karaikal. A total 60 antenatal mothers were selected using purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was found valid by experts. Consent from all the antenatal mothers were obtained and structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Results: The study results revealed that, considering overall knowledge level the majority 69% (39) of antenatal mothers had inadequate knowledge, 29% (18) of antenatal mothers had moderate knowledge and 2% (3) had adequate knowledge. Considering overall knowledge score, the mean score knowledge for inadequate (7.44), moderate (14.25) and adequate (18.434) and standard deviation score for inadequate (3.414), moderate (1.5869) and adequate (1.281). There is a significant association between the knowledge on Janani Suraksha Yojana among antenatal mothers with their demographic variables such as type of family, education, occupation and source of information at the level of p<0.05.

Conclusion: The study indicated education/ awareness on Janani Suraksha Yojana to antenatal mothers is needed.