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WHL-181

Women Helpline

NationwideCentralCentrally Sponsored SchemeMinistry of Women and Child DevelopmentOpen since 2015-04-01

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What this is

"Women Helpline" provides 24X7 emergency and non-emergency response through the telephonic short-code 181 to women

In detail

"Women Helpline" provides 24X7 emergency and non-emergency response through telephonic short-code 181 to women, by linking them with appropriate authorities such as Police, One Stop Centres, Hospitals, Legal Services Authorities etc. Additionally, it provides information about women welfare schemes and services.The Women Helpline has been integrated with the Emergency Response Support System 112 (ERSS-112) helpline of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Child Helpline (1098). Furthermore, the Women Helpline (WHL) is being integrated with the One Stop Centre Scheme (OSC) and Hub for Empowerment of Women (HEW) to refer women affected by violence in need of redressal services.

Who qualifies

Any woman in distress seeking emergency/non- emergency services or information or any other individual on her behalf can connect with the Women Helpline by calling the toll free 181.

What you get

Emergency assistance.
Non-emergency assistance.
Information about government schemes and services.
Referral services.

Listed by myScheme

Documentation completeness

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Eligibility published here193 characters

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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated

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Description more than a name114 characters

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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record

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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed

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Start date published here2015-04-01

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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission

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Stored links well-formedall parse

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Not expired while still listedno end date

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schemeName	Women Helpline	myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate	2015-04-01	myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate	...	not published at source
nodalMinistryName	Ministry of Women and Child Development	myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme	False	myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data	...	no source publishes this for any central scheme