- Himachal Pradesh has become the first Indian state to launch a single emergency number “112” which will connect to police, fire, health and other helplines through an Emergency Response Centre (ERC) in the state.
- It was launched under the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) Project. ‘112 India’ mobile app was also launched under the ERSS Project for the same purpose.
- Ensuring safety of women, a ‘SHOUT’ feature has been introduced in ‘112 India’ mobile app to seek immediate assistance from registered volunteers in the vicinity apart from the immediate assistance from ERC.
