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New Indian Express
24-06-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
AP government aims for 20 lakh jobs in five years through MSME, youth training drive
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh coalition government is ramping up efforts to generate large-scale employment through integrated skill development initiatives targeting unemployed youngsters. In a press conference at the State Secretariat, 20-Point Program Chairman Lanka Dinakar, MSME Chairman Shiva Shankar, and CEDAP Chairman Deepak Reddy outlined a comprehensive plan to link training with job creation across key sectors. Dinakar stated that the government had attracted `9.3 lakh crore in investments within its first year, aiming to create 20 lakh jobs over the next five years. He stressed the promotion of MSMEs and small industries under the new mantra of 'Speed of Business,' replacing the older 'Ease of Doing Business.' Improved inter-departmental coordination will address legacy communication issues. With over 8 lakh MSMEs in the state contributing nearly 30% to India's GDP, their revival is central to the Swarnandhra 2047 vision. Shiva Shankar proposed the establishment of MSME parks and called for appointing an Additional Commissioner to restructure the sector. Deepak Reddy announced plans to train 60,000 youth this year and expand training centres from 103 to up to 250 next year. Central schemes like PM Vishwakarma will also be aligned to support entrepreneurship, especially in backward districts.
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Massive corruption in women's skill training programme: YSRCP
YSRCP MLC and the party's women's wing president Varudu Kalyani on Tuesday (May 6) alleged that a skill development programme for women in the State has been turned into a ₹254-crore scam. Addressing a press conference at the party office, Ms. Kalyani said the the skill development programme trains women from BC, EBC and Kapu women. The government, however, is turning the programme into a 'corruption goldmine.' She alleged that an attempt to misappropriate a sum of ₹157 crore was already on. The government deliberately sidelined reputable public-sector training institutions such as CEDAP, APITCO and DDU-GKY and awarded inflated tenders to its cronies in violation of norms, she alleged. While the actual cost of training and providing sewing machines is approximately ₹7,300 a woman, the government inflated the estimates to ₹23,000 a head, siphoning off ₹15,700 a beneficiary. The contractors received ₹25 crore as mobilisation advances, despite providing only 135 hours of training against the mandated 360 hours and failing to supply training kits. The Coalition government is favouring TDP-affiliated contractors, with 93% contracts awarded to L2 and L3 bidders, bypassing the lowest bidder (L1), she alleged, adding: 'It's a systematic loot of public funds meant for women's uplift.' Ms. Kalyani demanded an immediate ACB investigation into the scam and vowed to fight for justice for the one lakh women cheated by the programme.
