Ensuring safety of your kin from North East in Delhi NCR

New Delhi,16 December 2015, 2015

o In 2010, around 1 lakh people migrated to from North East Region to other cities of India 2
o Migration rate per 1000 persons from the North East Region is a whopping 931 1

Delhi NCR is one of the most favoured destinations of youth from the North East Region (NER) that comprises of eight states namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. The main reason behind this is `educational and employment considerations’.

66.35 per cent of migration from North East Region to other cities of India is for the purpose of higher education only. In Delhi region, there were 90 to 100 thousand North Eastern ethnic residence in 2011. It is widely understood that youth from North-East come to Delhi primarily for two reasons – for their education, and find suitable jobs available to settle in the city.

Considering the fact that such a huge number of people come to Delhi NCR from the North-East every year, it is apparent that the families back home would be deeply concerned about their loved ones’ safety and security.

While the struggle to reclaim the right to live a safe and secure life can be a prolonged affair, the measures to protect it can be readily adopted.

One effective measure is the One Touch Response (OTR) On Demand Safety & Assistance Service, available across Delhi NCR. The service is available both on phone as well as via its mobile application (on android, iOS, Windows & Blackberry) and are currently used by over 30,000 corporate and private subscribers.

The service is backed up by a verified, trained and professional Immediate Assistance Team (IAT) strategically stationed across Delhi NCR that reaches an emergency situation within minutes. The service offers a single point of contact for all personal emergencies people may face in situations such as physical threat, road accidents, medical emergencies, road assistance or just monitoring well-being when you are travelling.

Addressing issues of civic safety and security as well as personal exigency situations subscribers may find themselves, One Touch Response services are provided in 3 easy steps:

o The moment you call the One Touch Response Command and Control Centre or press the SOS button via the One Touch Response mobile application, the trained professionals at the Command and Control Center calls you within seconds

o In the meanwhile, the nearest Immediate Assistance Team (IAT) move towards your location via the GPS coordinates sent through the app or location shared via the phone

o In case you need any assistance of external agency such as the police, ambulance, fire station, cab services, mechanic, pharmacy etc., One Touch Response coordinates the same on your behalf and requests them to reach your location

o One Touch Response also alerts pre-defined emergency contacts to apprise them of your situation

o The Immediate Assistance Team is always by your side until the emergency is negated and your are safe

o One Touch Response’s unique and most widely used Safe Call service is an effective way of keeping a constant track and check on your personal or family safety during a set period of time or travel. By activating safe call via the application, One Touch Response maps your journey, and calls you at fixed intervals to ensure you are safe until you reach your final destination

By using the One Touch Response service, parents, relatives of people coming from the North East can be assured of their loved ones’ safety and security 24/7 and 365 days a year.

ABOUT ONE TOUCH RESPONSE

One Touch Response is India’s 1st On Demand Safety & Assistance Service, which provides a Quick Response and Immediate Assistance Service to its customers, whenever they are faced with any real life situation involving Personal Safety. The Mobile App automatically tracks your location and connects you to the OTR Command & Control Centre, while simultaneously sending out a system alert with your location coordinates to the nearest OTR Immediate Assistance Team.

More information on OTR is available at www.onetouchresponse.com

SOURCES

[1] NSS 64th Round (2007-08)
[2] Assam Chronicle (2011): `Students Out flux from North East India’, http://www.assamchronicle.com/node/240
[3] NESC & H (2011): North East Migration and Challenges in Capital Cities”, Research Report, North East Support Centre and Helpline, New Delhi. http://nehelpline.net/NE_report.pdf
[4]V. V. Giri National Labour Institute - Migration from North-East to Urban Centres: A Study of Delhi Region – Babu P. Remesh. Accessed on 6 November 20015 http://www.vvgnli.org/sites/default/files/publication_files/Migration%20from%20North-East.pdf.