Helplines

• Child Line: 1098

  Toll-free helpline for children in need of care and protection

  Phone

• Women Helpline: 181

  Toll-free helpline for women facing violence or in distress

  Phone

• Prevention of Trafficking: 0364-2225266

  Report trafficking of women and children

  Phone

• Protection Officers

  Officers under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Women and children

• Women's Welfare and Development

  Training for self-employment, Working Women's Hostels and other schemes for women

• Child Welfare

  Crèches and State schemes for children

• Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)

  Services for young children and for pregnant and nursing mothers

• Find an Anganwadi Centre

  Locations of Anganwadi Centres

• Child protection (ICPS)

  Care and protection for children who need it

• Adoption

  State Adoption Resource Agency and whom to contact

Persons with disabilities and drug abuse

• Disability Sector

  Scholarships, vocational training and allowances for persons with disabilities

• State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (opens in a new window)

  Rights and grievances of persons with disabilities

  External website

• Social Defence

  Drug demand reduction and anti-drug programmes

Information, rights and feedback

• Officers Directory

  Officers at the Directorate and in each district

• Contact Us

  Senior officers of the Department

• Right to Information (opens in a new window)

  RTI handbook and information officers of the Department

  External website

• Acts and Ordinances

  Acts and rules the Department works under

• SHe-Box (opens in a new window)

  Report sexual harassment of women at the workplace

  External website

• Feedback

  Send your feedback to the Department