<p>‘1098 plus’ service launched in Koppal, the first of its kind in the State</p>.<p>The district has earned the unique distinction of starting the ‘1098 plus Koppal’ services - to link the child protection helpline to various departments for better co-ordination - for the first time in the State. <br /><br />Accordingly, the ‘1098’ helpline will, starting from March, include five child red alerts in addition to its present services for the protection of child rights.<br /><br />The required software has already been developed for the ‘1098 plus’ service, the brainchild of Deputy Commissioner Tulasi Maddineni. <br /><br />Five child red alerts have been added to the hitherto child-centric service and they are: maternal mortality, infant mortality, anaemia among pregnant women, child marriages and missing children.<br /><br />Under the augmented services, anganwadi workers will collect details about maternal and child mortalities, anaemic pregnant women, besides information about married and missing children. <br /><br />They will have to get the details within 24 hours of the deaths of mothers or children or children going missing. <br /><br />The information so collected will be forwarded to the department concerned for suitable action, said Harish Jogi, training co-ordinator of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme of Unicef. <br /><br />Action plan<br /><br />Based on the information collected, maps will be prepared to identify problem areas in the jurisdiction of the respective anganwadi centres. <br /><br />The maps will help prepare action plans to mitigate the problems. <br /><br />The ‘1098 plus’ services will help co-ordinate the activities of the departments of health, police, labour, education and women and child development. <br /><br />Discussions have already been held with the heads of these departments in connection with the ‘1098 plus’ services.<br /><br />Maddineni feels the augmented helpline will go a long way in the protection of women and children. <br /><br />A ‘1098 plus’ management committee has been formed already to oversee the functioning of the helpline. <br /><br />The deputy commissioner will interact with all anganwadi workers in the district on February 27 to educate them about the working of the new system. </p>.<p>New features </p>.<p>* To function from March in Koppal<br />* Includes five child red alerts<br />* Anganwadi workers to gather info of missing kids, deaths <br />* Helpline facilitates co-ordination between departments </p>
<p>‘1098 plus’ service launched in Koppal, the first of its kind in the State</p>.<p>The district has earned the unique distinction of starting the ‘1098 plus Koppal’ services - to link the child protection helpline to various departments for better co-ordination - for the first time in the State. <br /><br />Accordingly, the ‘1098’ helpline will, starting from March, include five child red alerts in addition to its present services for the protection of child rights.<br /><br />The required software has already been developed for the ‘1098 plus’ service, the brainchild of Deputy Commissioner Tulasi Maddineni. <br /><br />Five child red alerts have been added to the hitherto child-centric service and they are: maternal mortality, infant mortality, anaemia among pregnant women, child marriages and missing children.<br /><br />Under the augmented services, anganwadi workers will collect details about maternal and child mortalities, anaemic pregnant women, besides information about married and missing children. <br /><br />They will have to get the details within 24 hours of the deaths of mothers or children or children going missing. <br /><br />The information so collected will be forwarded to the department concerned for suitable action, said Harish Jogi, training co-ordinator of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme of Unicef. <br /><br />Action plan<br /><br />Based on the information collected, maps will be prepared to identify problem areas in the jurisdiction of the respective anganwadi centres. <br /><br />The maps will help prepare action plans to mitigate the problems. <br /><br />The ‘1098 plus’ services will help co-ordinate the activities of the departments of health, police, labour, education and women and child development. <br /><br />Discussions have already been held with the heads of these departments in connection with the ‘1098 plus’ services.<br /><br />Maddineni feels the augmented helpline will go a long way in the protection of women and children. <br /><br />A ‘1098 plus’ management committee has been formed already to oversee the functioning of the helpline. <br /><br />The deputy commissioner will interact with all anganwadi workers in the district on February 27 to educate them about the working of the new system. </p>.<p>New features </p>.<p>* To function from March in Koppal<br />* Includes five child red alerts<br />* Anganwadi workers to gather info of missing kids, deaths <br />* Helpline facilitates co-ordination between departments </p>
