Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asserted the youth in the Telangana State should be equipped with modern technology to compete with the world. The Chief Minister held a meeting with the representatives of TATA Technologies Ltd and discussed how to provide modern technology and train the youth to get more employment opportunities. The CM advised the introduction of modern courses in all government ITI colleges, an official statement said. CM Revanth Reddy said that the government is committed to provide employment opportunities to the youth in Telangana. In accordance with this, the CM suggested to the representatives of the Tata company to introduce the new courses which helps to get instant employment opportunities and also promote entrepreneurship among the youth by setting up their own industries. The outdate courses wasted the valuable time of the youth and replace them with modern courses, the Chief minister said that the government will extend all kinds of cooperation to the company.
CM Revanth Reddy welcomed the Tata Technologies decision to provide job oriented industrial skill development training at the cost of Rs 1500 crore to Rs 2,000 crore. The Tata Company will provide required machinery, equipment and software for the establishment of 4.0 Skilling Centers along with maintenance in the state. The CM appreciated the Tata company for coming forward to provide compatible training to nearly one lakh students who undergo training and get jobs in various industries in the state. The Chief Minister announced the state government will work with Tata company and ordered the officials to provide necessary arrangements for this. Chief Secretary Santhi Kumar has been asked to constitute a committee with top officials to enter an MoU with the company. CM Revanth Reddy agreed with the Tata company’s readiness to provide training in 4.0 industry based training courses like industrial automation, Robotics manufacturing, advanced CNC machine technicians, EV mechanic, basic designer, virtual verifier etc to the youth in the Government ITI institutions. The Tata company will provide two master trainers in each ITI along with required machines and software to offer 4.0 industry oriented courses.
The company will extend training and support in the Government owned ITIs for five years. As part of this, the Tata company will offer 22 new short-term and 5 long-term courses to polytechnic and engineering students aiming to provide employment in the high demanding manufacturing sector with modern technical workshops. The State Labour and Employment department is already holding consultations with Tata company to finalize the modalities to enter an MoU. The officials informed that 50 government ITIs have already been identified . Labour and Employment Department Special Chief Secretary Rani Kumudini, Special Chief Secretary to IT and Industries Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary to Education Burra Venkatesham, CMO officials – Seshadri, Shanawaz and Ajith Reddy are present. Tata Technologies Senior Vice President P Kaulgud and Global Head Vice President Sushil Kumar also participated in the meeting.