Amaravati, June 24 -- The Andhra Pradesh government is intensifying efforts to tackle youth unemployment through a wide-ranging skill development and job creation strategy, aiming to harness industrial investments and support the revival of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

At a press conference held at the State Secretariat, 20-Point Programme Chairman Lanka Dinakar, MSME Chairman Shiva Shankar, and CEDAP Chairman Deepak Reddy outlined the government's integrated approach to aligning skill training with sector-specific employment opportunities.

Dinakar highlighted that the state had secured investments worth Rs 9.3 lakh crore in its first year, with an ambitious goal of generating 20 lakh jobs over the next five years.

He ...