Childline India
Childline India Foundation is a non-government organisation (NGO) 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 .[1] Based in Worli, Mumbai, it helps the homeless children. It also helps the children who are poor and who cannot go to school. It give those children education. They collect money from people and they use the money to help these children. Child line number is - 1098. The childline received average two million calls in a year, most from children wanting to rescued from their place of work. India as per 2011 census of India has over 4.35 million working children between of age of five to 14 years.[1]
History
Childline was first established as an experimental project in June 1996, by Jeroo Billimoria, a professor at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai at the department of Family and Child Welfare.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] In May 2013, Ahmedabad Childline, rescued 16 children aged between 14 and 17 years working various parts of the city.[5]
Operations
Its head office is on the 4th floor of the Sumer Kendra building in P. B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai. In addition to Mumbai it also has regional offices in New Delhi, Kolkata, and Chennai.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Labour Ministry Government of India" (PDF). Labour Ministry. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "History". Childline. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Childline Service". Ministry of Women and Child Development. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Childline Advisory Board formed for Garo Hills'". The Morung Express. 25 Apr 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "16 children rescued from city eateries". DNA India. May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
- ^ "Contact Us." Childline India. Retrieved on 21 February 2017. "CHILDLINE India Foundation 406, Sumer Kendra, 4th floor, P. B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018, Maharashtra"