Factory will go a long way in providing employment to local people: Kakani Govardhan Reddy
Factory will go a long way in providing employment to local people: Kakani Govardhan Reddy
Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy on Friday said unemployed youth are now getting jobs in industrial units at their native places, thanks to the landmark law enacted by the YSR Congress Party government in the state.
Inaugurating the shrimp processing unit renovated by Chennai-based Waterbase Limited at Ananthapuram village near TP Gudur in SPSR Nellore district, the Minister said that the state became the first state in the country to reserve 75% jobs for local people in industrial units, factories. Is. Joint ventures and projects set up under public-private partnership mode.
Stating that the factory with 5,000 tonnes of shrimp processing capacity would go a long way in providing employment to the local people, he said that it is the responsibility of the industrial units to provide necessary training to the youth and induct them in their units.
Former Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy had laid the foundation stone for the industrial development of the state as well as Nellore district, which saw several big ticket projects including Smart Integrated Business City (Sri City), Apache Footwear Unit, Krishnapatnam sea port and Damodaram. The Sanjivaiya thermal plant was collapsing, he recalled.