Explanation:

The Government of India (GoI) has launched a pan-India service of the single emergency helpline number ‘112’ for immediate assistance servicesfrom police (100), fire (101), health (108) and women (1090). The response time for the emergency helpline is said to be around 10 to 12 minutes.This is expected to come down to 8 minutes within the next 6-8 months. The Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) is nowavailable in 16 states and union territories across India. These are as follows: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh,Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshwadeep, Andaman, Dadar Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diuand Jammu and Kashmir.