Chandigarh, May 3 -- The city has ranked first among the states and UTs in swift emergency response, showed the data compiled by the Emergency Response Support System of the Union ministry of home affairs. According to the figures shared by officials for the National Support Services, the UT Police have a response time of 4 minutes 44 seconds. Dadra Daman and Diu is second with a response time of 5 minutes 3 seconds, Himachal Pradesh is third with 5 minutes 7 seconds, Rajasthan is fourth with 6 minutes 25 seconds and Uttar Pradesh fifth with 6 minutes 29 seconds. This was calculated by taking the average response time for all calls received between January 1 2026 to May 2026 for all cities and UTs. The Emergency Response Support System was launched in 2019 by the Union Home Ministry. It had unified all emergency services under the number 112 which not only includes the police but also the fire department, women's safety services, children's safety services and disaster management. htc...