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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory to all the Private TV Channels asking them to promote awareness of the four national level helpline numbers created by the government for the benefit of citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The National Helpline of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for Covid related queries is – 1075, the Child Helpline Number of Ministry of Women and Child Development is – 1098.
For Senior Citizens, the Helpline number of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is – 14567 and it is for Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
While the Helpline number of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) for psychological support is – 08046110007.
The Private TV channels are advised to promote awareness of these helplines by way of a ticker or such appropriate ways as they may consider at periodical intervals, especially during prime time.
The Ministry said, over the last several months, the Government has created awareness through various instrumentalities and media platforms for creating awareness on the three critical issues – COVID treatment protocol, COVID appropriate behaviour and Vaccination.