Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Gujarat Emergency Services Mark 19 Years Of Life-Saving Response
Gujarat has an emergency service called 108 that people can call for urgent help.
It started in 2007 and has answered nearly 1.99 crore emergency cases.
Most of these cases needed medical help, but the service also responds to police and fire emergencies.
The service says it has helped save more than 19.66 lakh lives.
Ambulances respond about every 21 seconds somewhere in the state.
They have helped pregnant women, accident victims, and people with breathing or heart problems.
Gujarat also has a newer emergency number called 112.
It connects callers with police, ambulances, fire services, and other types of assistance.
Staff and emergency vehicles work all day and night to help people quickly.
Gujarat’s 108 service has handled nearly 1.99 crore emergencies since launching on August 29, 2007.
The service reports helping save more than 19.66 lakh lives and travelling over 62 crore kilometres.
Medical emergencies accounted for more than 1.96 crore calls, alongside police and fire-related cases.
108 has responded to nearly 63 lakh pregnancy and childbirth emergencies and facilitated over 1.64 lakh deliveries.
Gujarat’s 112 helpline handled more than 10 lakh calls in its first year and now has 1,000 Janrakshak vehicles.
- Who
- Gujarat’s 108 and 112 emergency-service personnel, including ambulance staff, drivers, call-centre agents and police personnel.
- What
- The 108 service marked its 20th year after handling nearly 1.99 crore emergencies, while the 112 helpline completed its first year with more than 10 lakh calls.
- When
- The 108 service launched on August 29, 2007; the reported figures run through August, and the 112 service was inaugurated in August 2025.
- Where
- Across Gujarat, including remote areas, ports at Porbandar and Okha, and the Emergency Response Centre at Naroda-Kathwada in Ahmedabad.
- Why
- To provide rapid medical, police, fire, women-and-child, disaster and other emergency assistance through ambulance and unified helpline networks.
- 108 launch date
- August 29, 2007
- 108 emergencies handled
- Nearly 1.99 crore
- Lives reportedly saved
- More than 19.66 lakh
- Average 108 response time
- 13 minutes and nine seconds
- Pregnancy and childbirth emergencies
- More than 62.97 lakh
- Deliveries assisted
- More than 1,64,715
- 112 vehicle fleet
- 1,000 Janrakshak vehicles
- 112 reported response time
- 10 minutes and 49 seconds