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Astha pioneered the first helpline of this kind in Delhi in the disability area in 2000; it provided a telephone and a walk-in service for referrals, counselling and information.

Collaboration of the Disability Helpline with the National Trust gave birth to a National Helpline: ABILINE which was inaugurated by Former President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Currently helpline is refrerred as National Disability Helpline.

The National Disability Helpline is an important component of Resource Center which receives call from across India about various schemes, policies and rights of persons with disabilities. The helpline is a part of state level and national level helpline networks

 

Analysis of calls Received for Year 2018-19

  1. Amongst the callers, more than 28% were women
  2. We received calls from 19 states across the country