Toll Free Helpline for elderly persons ELDERLINE (14567)becomes operational in several states.
The Ministry of Social Justice has started state-wise call centres in five major states to address the problemsfaced by elderly people in the wake of the covid pandemic.
The toll free helpline for elderly persons called ELDERLINE is expected to become operational in all states by the end of May 2021.
The states covered are Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan. It was already working in Telangana since one year.
The toll free number by which the call centres can be reached is 14567.
Tata Trusts and NSE Foundation have assisted in operationalising this facility.
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