 "Dial '112' for emergency services")
People will soon have to just dial '112' for help during emergency situations such as availing services of police, ambulance and the fire department.
The proposal to have a single phone number for various emergency services, approved by the inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission, would be similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in the US.
All existing emergency numbers will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the awareness about this new facility.
"Telecom Commission has accepted Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on a single emergency number. It will now be drafted by the Department of Telecom and will require telecom minister's approval. It will be rolled out within a year," an official source said.
The proposal to have a single phone number for various emergency services, approved by the inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission, would be similar to the '911' all-in-one emergency service in the US.
All existing emergency numbers will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the awareness about this new facility.
"Telecom Commission has accepted Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's recommendation on a single emergency number. It will now be drafted by the Department of Telecom and will require telecom minister's approval. It will be rolled out within a year," an official source said.