Stating that the recruitment process to fill up over 80,000 vacancies in various government departments was underway in the State, Municipal Administration and IT Minister K T Rama Rao called upon the job aspirants to reduce the usage of mobile phones and devote their time solely with a focused mind to crack the ensuing competitive recruitment tests.
Mr Rao was speaking after distributing the study material for the job aspirants at a programme held in the Government Junior College in the mandal headquarters town of Mustabad on Wednesday.
The Telangana government has accorded top priority to employment generation along with development and welfare, he said, noting that the TS-iPASS initiative facilitated setting up of around 19,000 industries thereby providing employment to 16 lakh people in the last eight years. Around 1.32 lakh posts were filled in various government departments and public sector undertakings since the formation of Telangana, he added. Opportunities are abound in private sector for those who upgrade their skills constantly.