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Figure 20: Current Use of Family Planning Methods
(currently married women age 15–49 years): All States

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5

Figure 21: Unmet Need for Family Planning
(currently married women age 15–49 years): All States

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 4 and 5

9.47 As far as the impact of the PM-JAY on maternal and child health is concerned, the benefits
vary significantly across distinct indicators. While the proportion of mothers who had at least four
antenatal care visits (per cent) remained constant between the NFHS surveys in the states which
adopted PM-JAY, the proportion declined by 3 per cent among the non-PM-JAY states, suggesting
non-effectiveness of the scheme. Also, the proportion of mothers whose last birth was protected
against neonatal tetanus increased by two per cent in the PM-JAY states while remaining constant
in the non-PM-JAY states between the two surveys (Figure 22a). on the contrary, the proportion
of women with registered pregnancies for which they received a Mother and Child Protection
(MCP) card registered an increase of 7 per cent in the PM-JAY states in comparison to 5 per cent