New Delhi: In the wake of rising crime against women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) is scheduled to launch a 24/7 helpline number on Tuesday. The launching of the helpline number for women will be done by Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani through a virtual mode. The helpline number (7827170170) will provide a 24-hour service to women affected by violence by linking them with appropriate authorities including police, hospitals, district legal service authority, psychological services etc.
According to the statement issued by NCW on Monday, the helpline will be launched in the presence of NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma, Indevar Pandey, Secretary, Ministry of Women and Development and Abhishek Singh, MD and CEO, Digital India Corporation. “The new helpline aims to facilitate an integrated range of services for women affected by violence under one roof such as help from police, psycho-social counselling and access to One-Stop centers among other services. The helpline will be functional round-the-clock to facilitate help on issues related to violence against women”, the NCW statement read.
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NCW under its statutory mandate has been looking into complaints under various categories of violence/deprivation of women rights from across the country. These complaints are received in writing or online through its website, www.ncw.nic.in. The Commission processes complaints to facilitate in providing adequate and expeditious relief to women ensuring suitable redressal of grievances. To strengthen and expand the compliant platform, the Commission took the initiative to start this Digital Helpline, NCW added.
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This helpline service has been developed in collaboration with Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The helpline number also aims to provide information about women related government programmes across the country through a single uniform number, said the NCW chief Rekha Sharma in a statement issued by the Commission. The helpline will function with a team of trained experts. Any girl or woman aged 18 years and above can seek help by calling on this helpline which will be operated from the premises of the National Commission for Women in New Delhi.
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