Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed officials to start work on high-endskill universityat Visakhapatnam immediately.
The chief minister wanted the officials to have topics like coding, languages, Robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) as part of curriculum. He also told them that the government is focusing on developing and strengthening work from Home concept in villages by providing internet facility. He said that synergy would be formed between Skill development Colleges and work from home concept, which would result in better EMPLOYMENT opportunities.
He said there is a need to enhance skills in issues related to day-today life like maintenance and repair of equipment of drinking water Plants, motors, solar units and equipment used for sanitation sewage treatment plants. He also wanted them to give basic knowledge of English. The CM instructed the officials to take steps to setup one ITI college in each assembly constituency and focus on basic facilities in private ITI colleges and added to get certification done on the standards of government and private ITIs.