Industries and IT Minister K.T.Rama Rao wants companies to accord preference to locals in hiring and as an enabling measure, offered the assistance of State government in setting up skilling centres for the youth.
“It is important to be in consonance with local ecosystem. Local employment [has] to be given preference and if needed, skilling centre can be established,” he said, speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for an electric vehicle manufacturing plant of M&M entity Mahindra Last Mile Mobility in Zaheerabad. The Minister also highlighted the importance for job aspirants to acquire requisite skills and need to upskill themselves.
Congratulating Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on its decision to set up the facility, which is part of the ₹1,000-crore investment in Telangana, over eight years, it had announced in February, Mr.Rao said electric mobility remains a focus area for Telangana government and “we are committed to developing the right infrastructure and ecosystem for promotion and adoption of EVs”.
