With a view to increasing the access of safe motherhood and child health services under RCH-2 programme, participation of hospitals of non-government and private sectors is being ensured. The willing private and non-government hospitals are being authorised under the programme after fulfilling the stipulated standards. At the 198 private hospitals included in Janani Sahayogi Yojana, so far 8067 ordinary and 3069 caesarean sections have been conducted. As many as 52 private hospitals were authorised in the year 2006-07.