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Dial 112: An Emergency Response Support System (ERSS)
"An initiative of Govt. of India under the Nirbhaya funds scheme for ensuring safety of women and children"
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is a Pan-India single number (112) based emergency response system for citizens in emergencies. Each State/ UT is required to designate a dedicated Emergency Response Centres (ERC) to handle emergency requests. If you require emergency assistance from Police, Fire & Rescue, Health and other services, you may :
- Dial 112 from your phone;
- Press power button on your smart phone 3 times quickly to activate Panic call;
- In case of feature phone, long press ‘5’ or ‘9’ key to activate Panic call;
- Log on to State ERSS website and place your SOS request;
- Email SOS alert to State ERC; and
- Use 112 India Mobile App (available in Google Playstore and Apple store) to activate a panic call to ERC.