When Sarita Devi approached the hospital for delivery in 2018, her family had found that doctors were not available as they were on holiday.

She delivered the baby on the hospital veranda with her female in-laws beside her.

Sarita had filled a form under the Janani Suraksha Scheme, another government-run programme, that offers cash incentive of Rs 1,400 for delivery.

However, when Sarita’s family tried to claim compensation under the Janani Suraksha Scheme, the concerned authorities were "not sure" whether the delivery happened at the hospital and thus, refused to release the amount.

“She was denied the money as they were not sure if the baby was born in this hospital as it happened in the absence of hospital staff, on a ‘self-declared holiday’," reveals the Jaccha Baccha survey as part of their findings.