112 - Emergency Number (ERSS)
"An initiative of Govt. of India under the Nirbhaya funds scheme for ensuring safety of women and children"
In these states of India
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a Pan-India single number (112) based emergency response system for citizens in emergencies. Each State/ UT is required to designate a dedicated Emergency Response Centres (ERC) to handle emergency requests. If you require emergency assistance from Police, Fire & Rescue, Health and other services, you may :
1) Dial 112 from your phone; 2) Press power button on your smart phone 3 times quickly to activate Panic call; 3) In case of feature phone, long press ‘5’ or ‘9’ key to activate Panic call; 4) Log on to State ERSS website and place your SOS request;
5) Email SOS alert to State ERC; and 6) Use 112 India Mobile App (available in Google Playstore and Apple store) to activate a panic call to ERC.
* In case of women and children, you can use 112 India mobile App to activate SHOUT feature, which alerts registered volunteers in vicinity for immediate assistance apart from activating ERC. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY FACILITY. USERS ARE ADVISED TO USE THIS SERVICE CAREFULLY.
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