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 +{{htmlmetatags>
 +metatag-keywords=(childline 1098, child distress, ncpcr, child welfare grievance)
 +metatag-description=(Childline 1098 24x7 helpline + child welfare grievance routes. * Phone: 1098 (toll-free, multilingual) * Address: Childline India Foundation, Mumbai HQ + 600 city.)
 +}}
  
 +====== Childline 1098 — child distress helpline (2026) ======
 +
 +{{:social:auto:helpline-childline-1098.png?direct&1200 |Childline 1098 — child distress helpline (2026) — RTI Wiki}}
 +
 +<WRAP info>
 +**Quick contact:** 1098 (toll-free, multilingual)
 +
 +**Hours:** 24x7
 +
 +**Website:** [[https://childlineindia.org|childlineindia.org]]
 +
 +**Email:** [email protected]
 +</WRAP>
 +
 +===== Contact details =====
 +  * **Phone:** 1098 (toll-free, multilingual)
 +  * **Address:** Childline India Foundation, Mumbai HQ + 600 city collaborators
 +  * **Email:** [email protected]
 +  * **Hours:** 24x7
 +
 +===== When to call =====
 +==== Child in immediate danger ====
 +Call 1098. Connects to nearest CWC + police.
 +
 +==== Child labour ====
 +PENCIL portal: pencil.gov.in OR 1098.
 +
 +==== Child marriage ====
 +CMPO at District Magistrate office. 1098 connects.
 +
 +==== Online child abuse ====
 +POCSO e-Box: pocsoebox.gov.in.
 +
 +===== If the helpline does not resolve — file an RTI =====
 +
 +Helplines often log a complaint without solving it. RTI gives you the file noting + officer name + actual reasoning, and most stuck cases clear within 7-15 days.
 +
 +<code>
 +1. Status of my complaint / application no. _____ dated _____ as on date.
 +2. Name + designation of the officer assigned to my file.
 +3. Reasons for delay beyond the statutory timeline.
 +4. Copy of any noting / movement of my file in the past 30 days.
 +5. Likely date of resolution.
 +</code>
 +
 +**Auto-fill the PIO + your case:** [[:citizen-rti-playbook|Open the RTI Drafter →]]
 +
 +===== Related =====
 +  * [[:helplines:start|All 30 helplines + grievance routes]]
 +  * [[https://righttoinformation.wiki/tools/ai-rti-draft-app.html|AI RTI Drafter — auto-fills PIO]]
 +  * [[:state-rti-portals-directory|All state RTI portals]]
 +  * [[:citizen-rti-playbook|Full RTI Playbook]]
 +
 +//Last reviewed: 25 April 2026.//
 +
 +{{tag>helpline childline-1098 grievance contact}}