CHILDLINE IN 72 CITIES

One can dial toll free number 1098

A toll free telephone helpline for children in distress is now available in 72 cities.
Supported by the Women and Child Development Ministry, “Child Development Ministry, “Childline” number 1098 is available round the clock and it could be accessed either by a child or an adult, according to an official spokesperson.

On receiving a call, immediate assistance, including medical, Shelter, restoration, rescue, sponsorshop and counseling, is provided to a child. Subsequently , the child is linked to services for long term care and rehabilitation. The Ministry has entrusted the service to Childline India Foundation, a voluntary organization.

“ Childline” is available in Agartala, Aurangabad, Chennai, Guwahati, Kancheepuram, Kozhikode, Nadia, Pune, South 24 Parganas, Varanasi, Shimla, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Hyderabad, Kanyakumari, Kutch, Nagapattinam, Puri, Thiruvananthapuram, Vijayawada, Ludhiana, Ahmednagar, Baroda, Cuddalore, Imphal, Karaikal, Lucknow, Nagpur, Rourkela, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Akola, Bhopal, Delhi, Indore, Kochi, Mangalore, Nasik, Ranchi, Thrissur, Waynad, Allahabad, Bhubaneshwar, East Midnapore, Jammu, Kolkata, Madurai, New Jalpaiguri, Salem, Tiruchi, West Midnapore, Alwar, Chandigarh, Goa, Jaipur, Kollam, Mumbai, Patna, Shillong, Udaipur, Agra, Amaravati, Gorakhpur, Kalyan, Kota, Murshidabad, Port Blair, Sholapur, Ujjain and Gurgaon.

Source: The Hindu