Child Rights Body Launches Helpline Number For Children In Distress

Help within 30 minutes’

On Tuesday, The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) initiated an emergency helpline number for children in distress and also flagged off ten vehicles as part of its emergency response system for children to help out in that situations.

As per the information, this initiative aims to provide "help within 30 minutes."

In an official statement, DCPCR said, "The ‘Children Distress Response Helpline’ will be a critical government helpline service for reaching out to children physically in distressed and SOS situations.

The resources for this mechanism are being provided by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC). Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who is also the chairperson of DSIIDC, said, “The launch of helpline vehicles for immediate response to children in distress will ensure that within 30 minutes help can be extended to a child in distress."

According to the information, the distress response helpline will function all week from 9 am to 11 pm in the first phase and will later be expanded to a 24*7 helpline service. The response team will be stationed across districts in Delhi to cater to children in need of help as instantly as possible.

The Chairperson of DCPCR appealed to all the citizens of Delhi to join hands with them to secure the future of children in distressed or SOS situations by informing DCPCR on Helpline number +919311551393. The Commission shall deploy its efforts to physically reach out to these children as instantly as possible.