Emergency Numbers in India
Numbers for police, ambulance, fire and rescue services, plus details of various support groups…
In the case of a medical emergency, go to the nearest private
hospital. Most private hospitals also have ambulance services, which are
provided for a fee.
However, ambulance is not necessarily the quickest or most reliable
way to get to hospital because of traffic congestion and motorists’
tendency to ignore ambulance sirens. Most people use private
transportation to get to hospital in an emergency, relying on a family
member, friend or neighbour rather than waiting for an ambulance. In
accident situations,
complete strangers often ferry people to the hospital in their car.
It is advisable to carry the telephone number of a good private
hospital (and the number of the ambulance service) at all times in case
of an emergency.
These private companies operate hospitals in major cities and their
websites have contact details for their hospitals with accident and
emergency units, and phone numbers for ambulance services:
Service | Telephone |
Ambulance |
102 |
Emergency response service for medical, police and fire
emergencies. Available in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa,
Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh and
Uttar Pradesh |
108 |
Local police |
100 |
Fire service |
101 |
Crisis and Help Lines
Service | Telephone |
Drugs
24-hour CARE helpline for alcoholism and drug addiction |
(040) 2779 0278, 0984 826 3919 |
HIV/AIDS |
1800 180 2008 (from BSNL/MTNL phones only)
0172 2662172 (from all lines) |
Child abuse |
1098
Website |
Women abuse
Women’s 24-hour helpline, New Delhi |
1091 or (011) 2331 7004 |
Suicide/crisis line
24-hour helpline |
(044) 2754 6669 |
Anti-poison |
1066 |
Cancer helpline |
99 105 16562 |
Emergency contraception Jansankhya Sthirata Kosh, New Delhi
National helpline providing information on reproductive health issues.
One of the first national helplines,
JSK provides information on
reproductive health issues |
(011) 6666 5555 (toll free)
(Monday to Saturday 09:00-18.00) |