Emergency Help
Call first. Read second.
If someone is unconscious, not breathing or bleeding heavily, call 112 now and read the rest while it rings.
Call 112
All helplines
- 1033National highway helplineHighway patrol, ambulance and crane on national highways. Use on an expressway or NH.Run by National Highways Authority of India
- 1078Disaster managementNational disaster response.Run by National Disaster Management Authority
- 1098ChildlineHelp for children in distress or at risk.Run by Ministry of Women and Child Development
- 112Emergency (all services)Single number for police, fire and ambulance across India.Run by Emergency Response Support System, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 14416Tele-MANAS mental healthFree mental health support, 24×7, multiple languages.Run by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- 14567Elder helplineSupport and rescue for senior citizens.Run by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
- 181Women helplineSupport for women facing violence or harassment.Run by Ministry of Women and Child Development
- 1930Cyber financial fraudReport online financial fraud. Call within 24 hours of losing money.Run by Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1962Veterinary helplineAnimal health and mobile veterinary services in many states.Run by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- 1073Road accident emergencyRoad accident response on national highways.
- 108AmbulanceEmergency medical ambulance in most states.Run by State ambulance services, National Health Mission
- 1091Women in distress (police)Police helpline for women in immediate danger.Run by State police
- 100PolicePolice control room.Run by State police control rooms
- 101FireFire and rescue services.Run by State fire and rescue services
- 102Ambulance (maternal and child)Free ambulance for pregnant women and infants.Run by State ambulance services, National Health Mission
- 1800116117Poison information centreNational Poison Information Centre at AIIMS. Round the clock advice on what was swallowed.Run by National Poison Information Centre, AIIMS New Delhi
- 104Health adviceNon-emergency health information and counselling.Run by State health departments, National Health Mission
Each number was checked against the official source for that service. Last verified: 27 Aug 2026. How we verify
Before you need it
Make an emergency card
Blood group, allergies, medication and who to call, printed with a QR code. It works when your phone is locked, flat, or in someone else’s hands.
Make a cardWhat to tell the operator
- 01Where you are — the address, then a landmark the driver will know.
- 02What happened, in one sentence.
- 03How many people are hurt, and whether anyone is unconscious or not breathing.
- 04Your name and the number you are calling from.
Works offline After you have opened this site once with a connection, this page opens with no network at all, and every other page falls back to these numbers and the first-aid basics. Calls themselves never need data.