Childline India


CHILDLINE 1098 is a service of Ministry of Women and Child Development. Childline India foundation is a non-government organisation in India that operates a telephone helpline called Childline, for children in distress. It was India's first 24-hour, toll free, phone outreach service for children. Childline 1098 service is available all over India. It is available in 543+ districts and 117+ railway stations have Child Help Desks.

About

CHILDLINE works for the protection of rights of all children aged from 0 to 18. Their special focus is on all children in need of care and protection, especially the more vulnerable sections, that includes
It also helps children who are in need of care and protection. Childline number is - 1098. Childline receives an average a million calls a month and CHILDLINE rescues about 300,00 children annually. India as per 2011 census of India has over 4.35 million working children between of age of five to 14 years.

History

Childline was first established as an experimental project in June 1996, by Jeroo Billimoria, a professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai at the department of Family and Child Welfare. Subsequently, Government of India, established the Childline across India in 1998-99, under Ministry of Women and Child Development, as an umbrella organisation to support and monitor services across India, while also serving as link between the ministry and various NGOs working the field. The Secretary of the Ministry functions as the chairperson of the Governing Board of the Foundation.
In April 2013, a Childline Advisory Board in the West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya state, as a part of joint programme by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Child Line India. In May 2013, Ahmedabad Childline, rescued 16 children aged between 14 and 17 years working various parts of the city.

Operations

Its head office is on the 11th floor of the Ratan Central Building in Dr. Ambedkar Road, Parel, Mumbai. In addition to Mumbai it also has regional offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai.