Minister for IT, BT and S&T S R Patil launched ‘Pratispandana Helpline 1800 208 1237’ to provide information and services to the public here on Wednesday’.

The department of IT, BT has set up the centre through its IT service wing KEONICS and it is the first-of-its-kind in Karnataka. It provides all information related to government schemes under one roof, (on toll free number). The centre will be functional from 10 am to 6 pm on all week days (government working days).

On the occasion, Minister Patil said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced the launch of a helpline in 2015-16 budget. If there is a good response to the people-friendly helpline, similar helplines would be launched in every district in the State. The helpline centre will also facilitate appointments with government officers of different departments in case of public demand. Public can also enquire about the APMC rates, he added.

Information about various hospitals, medical facilities, ration card, Aadhaar, RTI, permits and licences, students’ scholarships, soil cards, services related to education and RTE, will be a call away. The staffers for the service centre had been recruited from Vindhya E-Infomedia private limited, a Bengaluru-based BPO which recruits physically challenged candidates, who will run the helpline, the minister informed.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State / Bagalkot – DHNS / March 17th, 2016