1st Indian Social Work Congress 2013

Social Work Education in India

Methods of Working with Individuals : Social Case Work

Indian Railways on Facebook

When the whole world is on Facebook, then how can Indian Railways be away from it.

After the traffic police and the municipality, it is the railway stations’ turn to befriend you on Facebook. Realising its potential, the Delhi Division of Northern Railway has put the Capital’s stations on Facebook.

Only four stations of the Capital—New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar—have been put on thesocial networking website.

The Facebook profile, sporting the logo “150 years of Indian Railway” as its profile picture, is ready to be launched officially. Currently, it is being tested among a few Railway officials and their friends in a sort of “Beta” form.

So now you can share your experience, whether its good or bad, with Indian Railways on facebook page. But what IR is looking forward is discussion and feedbacks rather than the complaints.

“We have several complaint forums. On Facebook, we want to discuss how to better our services,” said Ashwani Lohani, Divisional Railway Manager in Delhi.

Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer (Freight) will be monitoring the page round-the-clock and compile the responses. IR will updates the latest projects and other useful information. Even with the “Beta launch”, the page has earned around 352 “Likes” and the number is constantly growing.

Indian Railways already have an application – Indian rail reservation Enquiry where you can

• Search Trains
• Check Availability in Trains
• Check PNR
• Check Fare
• Check Route/Time Table
• Subscribe for Email, SMS, Gtalk PNR Alerts – FREE
• Location and timimg of a Running Train
• For Schedule Departure/Arrival and Plate form Number http://122.252.248.147/MIC_nr/NR_DelhiDiv_TADInfoNetView.aspx

I think this is a good move by government and IR to improve their services and get the feedbacks and comments from the general public. People know that various complaint forums are just for the name sake. But will facebook be able to help IR? Lets wait and watch..

http://api.ning.com:80/files/aLEPGWI0*mqXvY04e2gWIZ3XZaGRALe4v-g9zDpEg56diQ5Ew4-FCXAes3iEOHiWoxkcQzUYxd-HEF9IfHy1DrOxY-mg7dd3/bhatkhandeadvertisement.pdf

http://epaper.livehindustan.com/GalleryView.shtml?GId=11062011010010

Some helplines

Some helplines: Please forward

1. If you see children Begging anywhere in INDIA, please contact: "RED SOCIETY" at 9940217816. They will help the children for their studies.
2. Where you can search for any BLOOD GROUP, you will get thousand's of donor address. www.friendstosupport.org
3. If you have lost/found something that may be valuable log it on
   http://www.findmymissings.com/ and the object will be returned to the owner
4. Engineering Students can register in www.campuscouncil.com to attend Off Campus for 40 Companies.
5. Free Education and Free hostel for Handicapped/Physically Challenged children.
   Contact:- 9842062501 & 9894067506.
6. If anyone met with fire accident or people born with problems in their ear, nose and mouth can get free PLASTIC SURGERY done by Kodaikanal PASAM Hospital From 23rd March to 4th April by German Doctors.
   Everything is free. Contact : 045420-240668,245732
   "Helping Hands are Better than Praying Lips"
7. If you find any important documents like Driving license, Ration card, Passport, Bank Pass Book, etc., missed by someone, simply put them into any near by Post Boxes. They will automatically reach the owner and Fine will be collected from them.
8. Special phone number for Eye bank and Eye donation: 04428281919 and 04428271616 (Sankara Nethralaya Eye Bank). For More information about how to donate eyes plz visit these sites. http://ruraleye.org/
9. Heart Surgery free of cost for children (0-10 yr) Sri Valli Baba Institute Banglore. 10.
   Contact : 9916737471
10. Medicine for Blood Cancer!!!!
    'Imitinef Mercilet' is a medicine which cures blood cancer. Its available free of cost at "Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai". Create Awareness. It might help someone.
    Cancer Institute in Adyar, Chennai
    Category: Cancer
    Address:
    East Canal Bank Road, Gandhi Nagar
    Adyar
    Chennai -600020
    Landmark: Near Michael School
    Phone: 044-24910754 044-24910754 , 044-24911526 044-24911526 , 044-22350241 044-22350241
11. Please CHECK WASTAGE OF FOOD
    If you have a function/party at your home in India and food gets wasted, don't hesitate to call 1098 (only in India ) - Its not a Joke, This is the number of Child helpline. They will come and collect the food. Please circulate this message which can help feed many children.

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With Best Wishes