Women Helpline 181

Kohima, September 25 (MExN): The Women Helpline 181 provides 24 hours toll-free telecom service to render redress to women who are in distress.  

HL 181 also provides information about the laws, existing schemes and government programmes related to women empowerment and protection.  

It may be recalled that Women Helpline 181, which was launched on June 23 this year by Nagaland’s Governor PB Acharya, is a scheme exclusively designed to support women affected by violence, both in private and public spaces, including in the family, community, workplace etc.  

According to the State Resources Centre for Women, women who are victims of abuse such as sexual, emotional, psychological and economic violence are provided with immediate emergency services as and when required through referral services to the appropriate agencies such as: police, hospital, ambulance services, district legal service authority, protection officers, one stop centre etc.