In this article, you will find public helplines for persons with disabilities.
The lockdown due to Covid-19 has impacted and changed our lives in the way we operate. All of us are restricted to staying home over the past few weeks. We at Nayi Disha Resource Centre have shared through our social media platforms, a lot of activities, videos and schedules to help you keep your kids busy at home. Do start a conversation with parent peers in your community to understand and learn of ways in which others are coping in the current climate.
However, on certain occasions, you may seek professional help in the form of counselling, grievance reporting or support from government authorities on specific challenges you may face.
Nayi Disha Resource Centre has compiled a nationwide list of helplines that you may reach out to in your hour of need. Some of these helplines cater to the general public at large while some remain specific to services dedicated to helping persons with disabilities.
State/UT Helpline Toll-Free Numbers | ||
State/UT | Department | Toll Free Number |
Telangana | Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens | 1-800-572-8980 |
State/UT Helpline Toll-Free Numbers | ||
State/UT | Department | Toll Free Numer |
Telangana | Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens | 1-800-572-8980 |
Contact Nos for Govt. Organisation representatives to help persons with Disabilities | |||
State/UT | Person Name | Email ID | Phone no |
Andaman & Nicobar | Ms. Ankita Mishra Bundela | secyship.and@nic.in | |
Andhra Pradesh | Ms. K. Damyanti | peshisw1@gmail.com, peshi.wcdsc@gmail.com | 9100778087 |
Andhra Pradesh | M.A.Kumar Raja | 9490720301 | |
Arunachal Pradesh | Ms. Niharika Rai | 8919173853 | |
Assam | Shri K J Hilaly | 9435080266,9453182377 | |
Bihar | Shri Atul Prasad, | swbihar@gmail.com, secysw-bih@nic.in | 9431005001 |
Chhattisgarh | Shri Prassna R | 9406100100 | |
Delhi | Shri Santosh Kumar | 8527077845 | |
Delhi | Dr. A. Madhavi | 9013270156 | |
Delhi | Nitish Mohan Tripathi | 9873936472 | |
Goa | Shri S. K. Bhandari | socialwelfaregoa@rediffmail.com | 9643335576 |
Goa | Shri Santano Fernandes | 98814 35463 | |
Gujarat | Shri MaNumberj Aggarwal | secswd@gujarat.gov.in, | 9978444105 |
Gujarat | Shri Dina Nath Pandey | 9978406491 | |
Haryana | Dinesh Shastri | 9050080529 | |
Jharkhand | Dr. Amitabh Kaushal, | swdjharkhand@gmail.com | 9430119083 |
Jharkhand | Shri Satish Chandra | 9431271428 | |
Kerala | Shri Biju Prabhakar | sjsecykerala@gmail.com | 9447035355 |
Kerala | Dr. G. Harikumar | 9447743797 | |
Madhya Pradesh | Shri Sandeep Rajak | 9425139344 | |
Madhya Pradesh | Shri Sunil Sharma | 9752405244 | |
Manipur | Shri. V. Vumlunmang | jacinthalazarus@gmail.com | 9436034934 |
Manipur | Shri. L. Dhaneshwor Singh | 9436027993 | |
Meghalaya | Shri Sanjeet K Seal, | 9436101358 | |
Meghalaya | Smti Bridget Warshong | 9863086563 | |
Meghalaya | Shri Dylan Robby Syiem | 8415927160 | |
Mizoram | Smt. Marli Vankung | socdepmiz@gmail.com | 9436155461 |
Mizoram | Dr. Ankita Chakravarty, IAS | Mizoramswd@gmail.com | 8289008855 |
Mizoram | Shri. F.Vanlalruata | Mizoramswd@gmail.com | 8974144424 |
Nagaland | Ms Diethono Nakhro | 8258953837 | |
Odisha | Ms. Sulochna Das | 9861080699 | |
Puducherry | Shri.Ashokan.S | 9443635370 | |
Puducherry | Smti. Kalavady.D, | 9600219478 | |
Puducherry | Smti. Kamalakumari V | 8637466067 | |
Punjab | Shri Davinder Singh | 9888880363 | |
Punjab | Shri Gagandeep Shahi | 9876377800 | |
Rajasthan | Shri B.P Chandel | 9928309095 | |
Sikkim | Shri K. Srineevasulu, | yangchenbhutia63@gmail.com | 8919173853 |
Tamil Nadu | Shri C. Vijayaraj Kumar | secywdap@tn.gov.in | 950037711 |
Tamil Nadu | Thiru. Johny Tom Vargease I. A. S | Scd.tn@gmail.com | 9.18801E+11 |
Tamil Nadu | Corona Virus 24X7 Helpline for Persons with Disabilities & Senior Citizens |
18004250111 | |
Tamil Nadu | WhatsApp & Video Call Helpline for Persons with Hearing and Speech Impairments to communicate with Sign Language Interpreters |
9700799993 | |
Telegana | Shri M. Jagadeeswar | wcdsctg2014@gmail.com | 9849792093 |
Telangana | Ms. Shailaja | wcdsctg2014@gmail.com | 98499 05475 |
Tripura | Dr Deep Kumar Debbarma | 7005513426,9862670872 | |
Tripura | Shri Anant Das | 9436949241, 9612150583 | |
Uttar Pradesh | Shri Mahesh Kumar Gupta | psred2016@gmail.com | 9161737373 |
Uttar Pradesh | Shri S. K Shrivastav | 9599914539 | |
Uttarakhand | Major Yogendra Yadav | 99105 61116 | |
West Bengal | 033-22143526 |
Helplines for People with Disabilities | |||
Name of Organisation | Place | Phone no | Help Provided |
Project Delhi | Delhi | 7411167030 | Groceries |
Project Delhi | Delhi | 8010330000 | Medicine |
New Delhi | Delhi | 99560874098 | Counselling and other services |
New Delhi | Delhi | 9891414742 | Counselling and other services |
Samarthyam India | Delhi | 9711190806 | |
Viklang Sahara Samiti Delhi | Delhi | 9811015733 | |
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) | Delhi | 7303944839 | |
Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled | Bangalore | 9449864786 | Basic groceries and mask kits |
Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled | Bangalore | 9449864691 | Basic groceries and mask kits |
Big Bazaar and KickStart Cabs | Bangalore | 8105600445 (whatsapp) | Groceries |
Project Mumbai | Mumbai | 9879508404 | Groceries |
Project Mumbai | Mumbai | 9653330712 (Whatsapp) | Groceries |
Project Mumbai | Mumbai | 9992999929 | medicines |
Ezy Mov | Mumbai | 9029090880 | |
Tamil Nadu Govt Helpline | Chennai | 18004250111 | Request for Assitance and Supplies |
Free CAB service | Chennai | 95000 67082 | |
Sruti Disability Rights Centre | Kolkata | sruti.darc@gmail.com. | Counselling Services |
Big Bazaar | Kolkata | 18002661686 | Groceries |
Helpline for deaf and hard of hearing peopel | Punjab | 9888176357 | |
Destitute Foundation | Srinagar | 9858423611 | |
Drishti | Chitrakoot | 9721157193 | |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Trichy | 9347412609 | 5pm-7pm |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Madurai | 9347412613 | 8am-10am |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Ahmednagar | 7350640303 | 5pm-7pm |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Dehradun | 8448764159 | 8pm-10pm |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Vijayawada | 8712721500 | 5pm-7pm |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Tirupati | 7032777485 | 5pm-7pm |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Warangal | 7032777497 | 8am-10am |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Guwahati | 7399069663 | 8am-10am |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Ranchi Siraj Nag | 7894300173 | 8am-10am |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Patna | 7797263537 | 8am-10am |
Youth4Jobs Karuna Helpline | Bhubaneswar | 8759867477 | 8am-10am |
Curated Helpline for Down Syndrome Federation of India (DSFI) to support children/young adults with Down Syndrome | ||||||
Sr. No. | Therapist | Consultation offered | Days for Consultation | Time for Consultation | Mobile Number | Email ID |
1 | Dr. Surekha Ramachandran | Counselling | Monday to Friday | 11:00 A.M – 12:00 P.M | 98410 99130 | rekharami@gmail.com |
2 | Ms. Sandhya Krishnamoorthy (Sandy) | Activities during lockdown | She is presently out of country. Please whatsapp her your requirement and she will call you back. | 90030 58060 | sandhyarti89@gmail.com | |
3 | Ms. Mithula V. | Physiotherapy | Monday to Friday | 10 :00 A.M – 1:00 P.M | 73580 39531 | vijaykumarmithula@yahoo.com |
4 | Ms. R. Srilakshmi | Physiotherapy | Monday to Friday | 10 :00 A.M – 1:00 P.M | 81240 06533 | srilakshmi.pt@gmail.com |
5 | V S Hema malini | Special Educator | Saturday and Sunday | 12:00 P.M – 3:30 P.M. | varcsh@yahoo.com | |
6 | Ms. Sharanya Krishnan | Speech Language Pathologist | Please contact her directly as her sessions will be one on one. | 94983 79583 95000 16583 (only whatsapp) |
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7 | Ms. Tejal Shah | Special Educator | All Days | 10 A.M – 11: 30 A. M | 98860 00154 | tejalvikasshah@gmail.com |
8 | Mr. Anil Joshi | Counselling | All Days | 98188 30940 | anilujoshi@gmail.com | |
9 | Ms. Rashmi Joshi | Counselling | All Days | 96509 68054 | rushmeeajoshi@gmail.com | |
10 | Ms. Rincy Joseph | Counselling | WhatsApp messages/voice clip in english, hindi, tamil , malayalam/ emails. | 82810 17777 | rincy1973@gmail.com | |
11 | Dr. Zaheer Jan | Peadratic Therapist | All days. | 10: 00 A.M to 4:00 P.M | 98584 33611 | zaheerjan2019@gmail.com |
12 | Dr. Amita Singhal | Cardiologist | Whatsapp her your requirements and she will respond when she free | 93122 39463 | singhal.amita@gmail.com | |
13 | Mr. Sachin Jhakotia | New Parents support | All Days | |||
14 | Ms. Sivapriya | Special Educator | Monday to Friday | 2:00 P.M – 5:00 P.M | 97390 02149 | contactsivapriya@gmail.com |
Doctor | Consultation offered | Days for Consultation | Time for Consultation | Mobile Number | Email ID | |
1 | Dr. PradeepKumar M | Genetics and Pediatrics | All days | Can be fixed by sending a message to the number given | 73731 56666 | geneomm@gmail.com |
2 | Dr. Madhu Sharma | Nutrition and Diet | All days – with a prior call or text msg | Fixed on prior call or text msg | 98720 01679 | madhusharma15@gmail.com |
3 | Dr Nikhil Rishikeshi | Pediatric eye surgeon | Any day | 10 am to 12 pm | 99213 02688 | Nrishikeshi@gmail.com |
4 | Dr. R. Sankar | Orthopaedic issues in children | Monday to Friday | 11am and 1 pm. Parents can send their queries in advance and contact him between the mentioned time. | 99625 82525 | sankarortho@gmail.com |
Dr. Shaji Thomas John | Medical | : Monday to Friday | 3 PM to 4 PM. Since he is working in the hospital, please try after 10-15 minutes if he doesnt answer the phone immediately | 94472 18400 | doctorshaji@hotmail.com |
Remember, together we can find ways to help one another remotely – through better awareness, mutual kindness and moral support for the community at large.
Be aware, be careful, be prepared, but most importantly be safe. Use these public helplines catering for the needs for person with disabilities to solve your queries.
You can also hear this audio on COVID 19 care by Dr Ajay Sharma.
State/UT Helpline Toll-Free Numbers | ||
State/UT | Department | Toll Free Number |
Telangana | Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens | 1-800-572-8980 |