SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday became the first state in the country to implement the emergency response support system (ERSS), under which all emergency numbers, including 100 for police, 101 for fire, 102 for ambulance and disaster response, have been integrated into one number - 112 - countrywide.Union home minister Rajnath Singh in the presence of chief minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the ERSS for the state from Mandi.Rajnath said this would provide a single emergency response number across the country, providing 24x7 and 7 days a week efficient and effective response system which can receive inputs from various voice and data services such as voice call, SMS, email, panic buttons in public transport to attend to citizen in distress. He said the system would identify the location of person in distress connecting through voice or data and immediate assistance would be provided.He said for safety of women, a women safety division has been created. Moreover, several web-enabled schemes have been launched by the Union government for safety and security of women.He also launched the website of ERSS on the occasion.Thakur said anybody in distress, especially women, should call 112 from landline or mobile phone or by using the ERSS. The ERSS would also help in optimum utilization of manpower and prompt action on all the emergency calls. In addition to this, problems related to coordination would also be simplified, he added.He said the state government within 100 days of its tenure had launched Guidya Helpline and Shakti App for safety of girls and women. The scheme launched by the Union Government would go a long way in women empowerment by providing them free and fearless environment, he added.He requested Rajnath Singh to provide one more battalion of Mahila Vahini for Himachal Pradesh.Director general of police S R Mardi said Rs 4.71 crore and 13 vehicles have been provided by the Union government for effective implementation of this scheme. He said that unique feature of this scheme was that even volunteers could register themselves under this scheme.Meanwhile, BJP launched its campaign for 2019 parliament election in Himachal Pradesh by holding a day-long convention of "Panna Pramukhs".While addressing the party workers, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the image of India internationally."Today, India was being recognized as the world power even by the most developed nations and in the next five years, the country would emerge as the top three economies of the world," he added. He said to achieve this, each party worker needs to strengthen the hands of Modi.He said that although banks were nationalized by former prime minister Indira Gandhi, it was Modi who ensured that everyone gets access to banks by opening over 35 crore bank accounts in the country.Singh also said that the Union government was committed to wipe out terrorism and naxalism. He said that Congress party ruled the nation for over 55 years but failed to give direction to country otherwise by now, India would have become a world power. "It was Congress which caused distrust amongst the people and now it becomes the duty of the BJP party workers to win the trust of the people of the country," he added.