K. Arul Jothi took charge as Inspector General cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) of Northeast Frontier Railway on 24th March, 2023. He is an officer from the 1995 batch of Civil Services Exam. As IG-cum-PCSC he will be the security custodian of all Railway assets, structures including track and fixtures, rolling stock, signalling gears and Railway buildings and establishments like Station premises, Booking Offices, Administrative Head Quarters etc. within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway i.e. all north-eastern states including Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.
Jothi has wide experience of working in field over many Zonal Railways. He has worked in many sensitive areas such as Mughal Sarai, Danapur, Malda, Sealdah and Secunderabad. Earlier in the year 2017-2019 he was posted as Deputy Inspector General cum Chief Security Commissioner of N. F. Railway. Before joining as the IG-cum-PCSC of Northeast Frontier Railway, he was posted as the IG-cum-PCSC of Rail Wheel Factory based at Yelahanka, Bangalore.
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Livelihood support by OBS : Ducks distributed to needy families
Oisho Bani Society (OBS) in partnership with CBM has been working for the welfare of Children with and without Disabilities since November of 2021. Community Outreach, Educational Support, Medical Camps and Livelihood supports are some ways in which they try and bring about Community Based Inclusive Development and Rehabilitation. Livelihood enhancement support for income generation happens to be an important part of the said intervention under which Oisho Bani Society organizes regular livestock distribution. This was expected to serve as a means of income generation for the parents to support their family specially their children with Disability. The idea is to train and support them into becoming a self-reliant, sustainable and contributing member of the community.
A livelihood support distribution camp was organized on March 29 at Kumaritilla, Agartala where exotic duck breeds namely Khaki Campbell and Vigova Super, were Distributed to the parents of Children with and without disability. The Livelihood coordinator of Oisho Bani Society gave them a brief orientation on rearing of these special breeds of ducks, regarding vaccination, medication, hygiene and nutrition. The Program ended with Director of Oisho Bani Society Fr. Jeevan Kennady handing over 20 each ducks to 10 families and motivating the recipients to look at the support provided as an opportunity and take due care so that they can reap the full benefits of the return from the Livelihood activity that they had chosen to undertake.
