Panaji: Minister for Women & Child Development Vishwajit Rane has been nominated as a member of Centre’s constituted committee to review the functioning of CHILDLINE – a 24X7 emergency phone outreach service for children in crisis.

Union Minister for Women & Child Development Smriti Irani has constituted the committee.

The WCD is implementing Child Protection Services that also has a component of a helpline for children – CHILDLINE which links children in crisis to emergency and long term care and rehabilitation services.

The service can be accessed by any child in crisis or an adult on their behalf by dialing the four digit toll free number 1098.