ELDERLINE project

GS PAPER I: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India.

Context: In order to address the problems of elders in the context of the ongoing COVID pandemic, the Ministry of Social Justice has started state wise call centres in major states under the ELDERLINE project.

• The facility is already made operational in 5 major States of UP, MP, Rajasthan, TN and Karnataka. In Telangana, this facility has been working for more than a year.
• These call centres can be reached by toll free number 14567.
• All elders may be advised to use this facility. The ELDERLINE is a facility operationalised with the assistance of Tata Trusts and NSE foundation.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1719318