E-Volunteer toll free helpline receives 0.1 million calls.

PESHAWAR -- More than 0.1 million calls have been received on the toll free emergency helpline

No. (1700) of the Chief Minister E-Volunteer Programme launched for provision of free information and facilitation to the public in the prevailing Corona situation,

Under the initiative, professional volunteers telephonically provide free advice, Information and facilitation to the public related to various services including Corona awareness, health, psychiatry, pharmacy, rescue, municipal, women and children protection etc, said a news release issued here Wednesday.

During the period of one and half month i.e from April 12 to May, 22, around 100,966 calls were received seeking information and advise which were facilitated by the volunteers engaged under the Chief Minister E- volunteer initiative being managed by the provincial Relief and Rehabilitation Department.

Out of the total calls received, 41365 calls were linked to Corona awareness, 14127 calls related to health services, 5594 related to psychiatry services, 3303 related to pharmacy services, 3713 related to women and children protection, 4599 related to rescue services, 4069 related to...