ELDERLINE HELPLINE

Subject : Current Events

Context : Recently, the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment has started state wise call centres in major states under the ELDERLINE project.

Concept :

About ELDERLINE Helpline

It is made operational in 5 major States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and in Telangana, this facility has been working for more than a year.
These call centres can be reached by toll free number 14567.
The ELDERLINE is a facility operationalised with the assistance of Tata Trusts and NSE foundation.
The helpline will function by way of decentralised name centres on the state stage with a central monitoring and knowledge evaluation system within the union social justice and empowerment ministry.