Lokesh tells officials to focus on job creation for youths in A.P.

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A people     has been acceptable   to make  2 lakh jobs successful  industries this year, says IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh.

A people has been acceptable to make 2 lakh jobs successful industries this year, says IT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh. | Photo Credit: File Photo

Minister for HRD, IT and Electronics Nara Lokesh connected Thursday directed the officials of the Skill Development Department to absorption connected employment generation, particularly astatine a clip erstwhile large-scale concern investments are flowing into Andhra Pradesh.

Addressing a reappraisal gathering with officials of A.P. State accomplishment Development Corporation (APSSDC) astatine his Undavalli residence, Mr. Lokesh said the authorities had acceptable a people of generating 2 lakh jobs this twelvemonth successful industries that had been grounded. He directed the officials to hole a factual roadmap accordingly and absorption connected maximising employment opportunities for younker successful these operational industries.

Mr. Lokesh wanted the officials to place accomplishment requirements of the industries specified arsenic Reliance Industries (CBG projects), Jupiter Wagons, Lauras Labs, Hetero Drugs and the upcoming renewable vigor projects and undertake skilling initiatives accordingly.

He said program plan should beryllium developed successful consultation with the reputed industries successful respective sectors. Citing the examples of immoderate organisations which had established dedicated accomplishment improvement grooming centres, Mr. Lokesh asked the officials to survey specified models and acceptable up akin grooming centers attached to ITIs.

Mr. Lokesh claimed large-scale employment was being facilitated done occupation melas conducted each 3 months successful the constituency office and directed the officials to enactment successful alignment with Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets.

AI-based accomplishment portal soon

Referring to the projected accomplishment portal, the Minister directed the officials to expedite its launch. Officials informed him that modules had already been prepared and information integration for 25 sectors had been completed.

Currently, 1,14,899 occupation opportunities are disposable connected the platform, including 3,100 overseas jobs, the officials said, adding that 16 nationally and internationally reputed recruiters were onboard and connected a proceedings ground and AI-based interviews had been conducted for implicit 20,000 students and 60,000 occupation seekers.

Speaking astir measures to capable vacant module posts successful State universities and authorities grade colleges, Mr. Lokesh asked the officials to see the notification for module posts successful the Ugadi Job Calendar, akin to the DSC held past year, ensuring that determination were nary ineligible complications successful the recruitment process.

He discussed incentives and procedural frameworks for Foreign Higher Education Institutions (FHEIs) that had travel guardant to found campuses successful the State.

He said the officials should draught regulations for coaching centres successful enactment with the Supreme Court guidelines to forestall intelligence accent and suicides among students. He wanted them to question nationalist sentiment earlier finalising them.

The gathering was attended by Secretary, Education Department Kona Sasidhar, Commissioner, Department of Higher Education Narayana Bharat Gupta, Skill Development Corporation CEO Ganesh Kumar and others.

Published - February 19, 2026 10:16 p.m. IST

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