Centre asks private news channels to display four new helpline numbers
The HinduThe Centre on Sunday asked private TV news channels to display four new national helpline numbers for the benefit of citizens as part of the COVID-19 awareness initiative. In a letter to all private TV news channels, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the helpline numbers should be run as a ticker or in any other appropriate way at periodic intervals. “In order to further this cause, private TV channels are advised to promote awareness of the following four national level helpline numbers by way of a ticker or such appropriate ways as they may consider at periodical intervals, especially during prime time,” it said. for creating awareness on the three critical issues — COVID treatment protocol, COVID appropriate behaviour and vaccination,” the Ministry said in its letter to private news channels.