Quantum Valley initiative will change the face of Andhra Pradesh, says Vijayawada MP
He was speaking after inaugurating a mega job mela organised by the Kesineni Foundation in collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) at P.B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science. Mr. Sivanath said the government was not only focused on job creation but also on promoting entrepreneurship through the Society for Employment and Entrepreneurship Development in Andhra Pradesh (SEEDAP). He said large-scale skill development programmes were being conducted for unemployed youth with provisions for free food and accommodation, and urged youth to utilise such opportunities for success.
He also announced that the Kesineni Foundation, in association with APSSDC and NTR Vikas, would organise similar job melas every three months in various constituencies of the NTR district.
Over 40 companies participated in the mela, offering employment opportunities to candidates with SSC, Intermediate, ITI, Diploma, degree, B.Tech, and PG qualifications.
Vijayawada East MLA Gadde Rammohan stated that the government was targeting the creation of 20 lakh jobs in the next four years. District Collector G. Lakshmisha said Vijayawada had no shortage of talent and highlighted the government's emphasis on youth employment and skill development.
College Principal M. Ramesh, District Skill Development Officer S. Srinivasa Rao, and officials from various departments attended the event.
International Conference
The two-day International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computer Science and Technology (ICRICT) will be held on July 21 and 22 at P.B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science. Vice-president of Pi Data Centre Pvt. Ltd., Mangalagiri, Abhinav Kotagiri, and Professor Neeraj Upadhyay from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SRM University, will be the chief guests. Other speakers include Sesha Raghunadhan (IBM, Bengaluru), Venkat Pola (OneShot AI, USA), V. Shiva Kishore (Infosys, Germany), Venu Nimmagadda (Velera, USA), Kiran Babu Mach (Maximus, USA), G. Srinivas (University of Technology and Applied Science, Oman), S. Suresh (SwankTek, USA), and K. Venu Madhav (International University of Science and Technology, South Africa).
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