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Career in Transportation Sector Jitu Sharma

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L ifestyle disease is associatedwith the way a person or group of

people lives on a daily basis. In otherwords, lifestyle diseases characterizethose diseases whose occurrence isprimarily based on the daily habits ofpeople and are a result of an inap-propriate relationship of people withtheir environment. Lifestyle diseases,also called diseases of longevity ordiseases of civilization interchange-ably, are diseases that appear toincrease in frequency as countriesbecome more industrialized and peo-ple live longer. These diseasesinclude hypertension, heart diseases,stroke, diabetes, obesity, diseasesassociated with smoking and alcoholand drug abuse, cancer, chronicbronchitis, premature mortality etc. There are several factors leading tothe occurrence of lifestyle diseases.Since lifestyle diseases are diseasesthat are a result of the lifestyle choic-es that we make, contributing factorsare closely related. Common causesinclude bad diet options, lack of ade-quate exercise, poor posture, disrup-tion in biological clock, poor lifestyle

choices, environmental conditions -occupational lifestyle diseases, workenvironments, stress etc. Specifically,the factors contributing to lifestylediseases of the present day are most-ly of occupational in nature. Theoccupational pattern in India hasundergone drastic changes in recentdecades giving priority to IT orientedservices. Moreover, the food habitsof the society too changed causing tothe spread of several lifestyle dis-eases in our society.Mounting figures of lifestyle disor-dersSeveral studies have been conduct-ed by different organizations to iden-tify the magnitude of lifestyle dis-eases in India. According to a surveyconducted by the AssociatedChamber of Commerce and Industry(ASSOCHAM), 68 percent of workingwomen in the age bracket of 21-52years were found to be afflicted withlifestyle disorders such as obesity,depression, chronic backache, dia-betes and hypertension. Anotherstudy by Preventive Healthcare andCorporate Female Workforce sum-

marized that long hours of workunder strict deadlines cause up to 75percent of working women to sufferfrom depression or general anxietydisorder, compared to women withlesser levels of psychologicaldemand at work. Women employedin sectors that demand more time likethose in media, knowledge processoutsourcing and touring jobs areunable to take leave when they areunwell. As a result, in India, around10 percent of adults suffer fromhypertension while the country ishome to 25-30 million diabetics.Three out of every 1,000 people suf-fer a stroke. The survey conducted byASSOCHAM on the occasion of'World Health Day' in 2013 made acomparative evaluation of the magni-tude of life style diseases amongworkers in private and public sectorsin India. The report states that due todemanding schedules, high stresslevels and performance-linkedperquisites in private sectors, nearly85 percent of employees in privatesectors are afflicted to life-style,

chronic diseases and acute ailmentcompared to government employeeswho are ranging below 8 percent.The survey further reveals that 42percent are afflicted to lifestyle dis-ease, followed by 38 percent suffer-ing from chronic disease and remain-ing 15 percent have an acute ailmentin the private sector. Sleeping disor-ders are alarmingly growing amongthe employees in the corporate workfield. ASSOCHAM records that 78percent of corporate employees suf-fer from sleeping disorders leading toImpact of Insomnia on Health andProductivity. Due to demandingschedules and high stress levels,nearly 78 percent of the corporateemployees sleep less than 6 hours ina day which leads to sleep disordersamongst them. IT sector has been playing dominantrole in Indian economy both in termsof contribution to GDP and itsemployment generation capability.Due to its widening significance,majority of Indian youth are attractedto IT sector. However, according to

T ransport or transportation is themovement of people, animals

and goods from one location toanother. Modes of transport includeroad, rail, air, water, cable, pipelineand space. The field can be dividedinto infrastructure, vehicles and oper-ations. The transportation sector isan important component of the econ-omy impacting on development andthe welfare of populations. Whentransport systems are efficient, theyprovide economic and social oppor-tunities and benefits that result inpositive multipliers effects such asbetter accessibility to markets,employment and additional invest-ments. The surging growth of theIndian economy since the early1990s has visibly thrown up a risingdemand for transport infrastructureand services. In case of employmentscenario, the transport sector hasmade a significant contribution toemployment growth in the post-reform period. In recent years, theGovernment of India has given muchemphasis on development of thetransportation sector and largeinvestments have been made in thisregard. So this sector has the signifi-cant potential for generating produc-tive employment in future. Job Prospects Career opportunities in transportationsector are diverse. Those with properqualification can get jobs in privatesector and government sector astransportation planners, designers

and operations. In government sec-tor, one can find jobs in IndianRailways, National HighwaysAuthority of India (NHAI), DirectorateGeneral of Civil Aviations (DGCA),Port Trusts, Public Sector Units(PSUs) i.e. RITES etc. Private com-panies, which are working on trans-portation sector, also provide joboptions for transportation profession-als. Transportation professionalplans, designs, and operates roads,highways, railroads, airports andshipping ports, in a way that peopleand goods can be moved safely andefficiently from one place to another.So transportation jobs can be classi-fied three categories broadly:Transportation Planner:Investigates and minimizes theeffects of new developments andproposed highway projects on airand noise pollution, wetlands, andother environmental factors, includ-ing socio-economic impacts.Transportation planners work withpublic officials, urban planners andneighbourhoods on projects affectinga community.Transportation Designer: Designsvarious transportation facilities forairports, shopping centers, recre-ational, industrial, office and residen-tial developments, as well as pedes-trian systems. They also design traf-fic signals to maintain the efficientflow of traffic.Transportation Operations:Designs, implements and maintains

traffic controls, signs, and pavementmarkings. Traffic control is essentialfor safe travel on ordinary roads andconstruction work zones, detoursand for special events.These broad three categories can beclassified as follows:Road Transportation Manager:Road transport managers take over-all responsibility for the efficient andsafe running of vehicles carrying pas-sengers and/or goods by road.Road Transport Clerks: Roadtransport clerks carry out a variety ofadministrative tasks for bus, coach orroad transport companies. Dutiesmay include dealing with customerenquiries, handling accounts, organ-izing vehicles and deliveries, pro-cessing orders and arranging staffroads. They are responsible for car-rying out tasks under the direction ofa road transport manager. Theirtasks are mainly administrative andfinancial duties connected to themovement of goods and passengersby road and are likely to involve theuse of computer systems.Traffic Manager: Traffic managerdetermines modes of transportationand routing based on best price andbest service.Locomotive Engineers: Locomotiveengineers operate large trains carry-ing cargo or passengers between sta-tions. Engineers check the mechanicalcondition of their locomotives, makingany necessary minor adjustments anddocumenting issues.

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Lifestyle Diseases in India: Facts, Threats and RemediesDr. Jomon Mathew

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Railroad Conductors: Railroad con-ductors coordinate all activities offreight or passenger train crews.Conductors assigned to freight trainsreview schedules, switching orders,waybills and shipping records toobtain loading and unloading infor-mation regarding their cargo.Subway Operators: Subway opera-tors control trains that transport pas-sengers through cities and their sub-urbs. The trains run in undergroundtunnels, on the surface, or on elevat-ed tracks. Operators must stay alertto observe signals along the trackthat indicate when they must start,slow, or stop their trains.The Commercial Division: Thecommercial division handles all com-mercial responsibilities like ticketchecking, catering, administrativeand management of stations, reser-vation and announcements on theplatforms etc.Railway Engineers: Railway engi-neers are engaged in the technicalactivities like construction and plan-ning of railway tracks and bridges.Customs Department Officers:Customs Department officers are incharge of checking luggage for goodsthat are liable for duties.Immigration Department:Immigration department is responsi-ble for checking the right of entry ofindividuals arriving at seaports and

airports. The officers also examinedocumentation, where necessaryand remove illegal entrants.Aviation Sector also includes jobprofile like Pilot, Air Hostess,Aeronautical Engineers, Airline ticket-ing etc.The Merchant Navy deals withtransporting cargo and occasionally,passengers, by sea. The main posi-tions open in the merchant navy arenavigating officers, radio officers andmarine engineers. Women were notgenerally known to take up jobs in mer-chant navy but the past few years haveseen a positive change with manywomen taking up jobs as ship doctorsand radio officers.

Educational Qualification

Transportation is a specialised fieldand it needs technical skills. In India,some institutes/universities are offer-ing transportation related diplomacourses, graduate courses, postgraduate courses and research pro-grams. Major fields ofcourses are traffic andtransportation engi-neering, aerospaceengineering, trans-portation planning,urban planning, trans-portation manage-ment, transport eco-nomics, logistics man-agement etc.

Institutes Offering Courses In India, many institutes / universitiesare offering transportation relatedcourses. The list of major institutes /universities offering education in thisfield is:Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)(B.Tech. in Aerospace Engineering,M.Tech. / Ph.D. Program inTransportation System Engineering).National Institute of Technology(NITs) (M.Tech. / Ph.D. ProgramTransportation Engineering)School of Planning and Architecture,New Delhi. (Bachelor of Planning,Master of Planning with specializingtransportation planning, urban plan-ning, regional planning, housing andenvironmental planning).Anna University, (M.E. TransportationEngineering and Urban Engineering).National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad (Post-Graduate DiplomaProgramme in Transportation &Automobile Design).Indian Management School &Research Centre (IMSR), Navi

Mumbai (MBA in TransportManagement).Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi(Diploma courses on Rail TransportAnd Management, TransportEconomics & Management and Multi-Modal Transport (Containerization) &Logistics Management).Indian Maritime University (B. Tech.in Naval Architecture and OceanEngineering, Marine Engineering, M.Tech. in Naval Architecture andOcean Engineering, PG Diploma inMarine Engineering(1 year)).Indian Institute Of Logistics,Chennai (BBM (Bachelor ofBusiness Management), Diploma,Post Graduate / Advance Diplomaand MBA in Logistics & Shippingand Logistics & Port Operations).(This is an indicative list)

(The author is Economist, RailIndia Technical and EconomicServices (RITES), Gurgaon. Email: jitus4@gmail.com)

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The Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Bill was cleared by the Parliament. AndhraPradesh is now bifurcated into Telangana and Seemandhra. The bill will allow thecreation of Telangana, India's 29th state. A.P. Reorganisation Bill will be sent toPresident for his assent. It will then be notified in the Gazette of India. A.P. Governorwill be in charge of both States. Centre will constitute an expert committee to studyoptions for new capital for Seemandhra. IAS, IPS, Forest Service and A.P. state serv-ices cadres to be divided and assigned to the two States. Hyderabad to be commoncapital for 10 years. Both states to have a common Governor. Law and order dutiesin Hyderabad to remain under the Governor. Elections to assemblies of Andhra andTelangana will be held with Lok Sabha polls in summer of 2014. New Andhra will have13 districts and Telangana to get 10. The High Court at Hyderabad will be commonfor both states till a separate HC is set up. Existing admission quotas in all govern-ment or private institutions of higher, technical and medical education shall continuefor 10 years. Out of the 42 Lok Sabha Seats in Andhra Pradesh, 17 will go toTelangana and 25 to Seemandhra. Out of 294 Assembly seats 119 seats will go toTelangana and 175 to Seemandhra.The Union Cabinet gave its approval for implementing the establishment of theSatellite Centre of PGIMER, Chandigarh at Sangrur, Punjab. This would be under theongoing 12th Five Year Plan "Scheme of Redevelopment of Hospitals andInstitutions" involving financial implication of Rs. 449 crore inclusive of recurring costof Rs. 161 crore for the first four years. The project will widen and improve patient careservices by creating state-of-the-infrastructure for tertiary healthcare and bring spe-cialized healthcare service within the reach of people of the region. Increasing hospi-tal bed strength will provide access to health care for marginalized classes as alsohelp towards meeting Word Health Organisation (WHO) norms. The Union Cabinet gave its approval for declaration of about 7,200 kms of StateRoads as new National Highways (NHs). Expansion of the NH network is a continu-ous process and declaration of a new NH is taken up from time to time, dependingupon requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.Street Vendors Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha. The bill provides for the protection oflivelihoods rights, social security of street vendors and regulaton of urban street vending.It also provides for the constitution of a Town Vending Authority in each local authority forimplementing its provisions, survey of all existing street vendors and subsequent surveysonce in every five years and issuing certificate of vending to all street vendors identified inthe survey.The Union Cabinet gave its approval for continuation of the mission on Nano Scienceand Technology (nano mission) in its Phase-II in the 12th Plan Period at a total costof Rs. 650 crores. Nano technology is a knowledge-intensive and "enabling technol-ogy" which is expected to influence a wide range of products and processes with far-reaching implications for the national economy and development.The Cabinet Committe on Economic Affairs has approved a proposal of the Ministryof Environment and Forests for a National Mission for a Green India (GIM) asCentrally Sponsored Scheme. Of the total expenditure of Rs. 13,000 crore envisagedin the 12th Plan. The plan outlay is Rs. 2000 crore and the source of funding for thescheme would be from the plan outlay and convergence with MGNREGA activities,CAMPA and the NAP.

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