Awareness on Elder Line conducted
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 06 2022:
National Helpline for Senior Citizens (NHSC), Elderline Manipur conducted a two day poster campaign at Khwairamband Ima Keithel on Thursday and Friday to raise awareness on Elder Line 14567, a dedicated toll free helpline for senior citizens launched to provide information, guidance, emotional support and intervention to the elderly in need by Government of India.
In a release, NHSC Manipur project manager Akoijam Premananda stated that during the Campaign Elderline team members informed elderly women vendors about the services available with Elder Line 14567, where senior citizens can call every day from 8 am to 8 pm for any assistance and also about various government-sponsored welfare schemes for senior citizens.
Posters were also distributed during the campaign and many elderly citizens agreed to call Elder Line for sharing their problems, it added.