108 (emergency telephone number)

One-zero-eight is a free-to-call telephone number for emergency services in India. It is implemented by the respective state and union territory governments, mostly under Public–private partnership with funding from the National Health Mission of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

It was first introduced in Andhra Pradesh in 2005 as a part of Emergency Medicine, and Research Institute (EMRI). It is currently operational in 35 states and union territories. The services initially provided ambulances to the required and was later re-modeled to integrate health, police, firefighting and other disaster management services through a single platform. The services are provided free of cost to the beneficiaries.