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Hyderabad: Telangana's IT and Industries Minister, Dudilla Sridhar Babu has invited Wipro to partner with the state’s prestigious Young India Skill University.
During a meeting on Friday at the Secretariat, Wipro’s Chief Financial Officer, Raghav Swaminathan, briefed the minister on the company’s operations and progress in Hyderabad.
The minister emphasized the need for industry-driven training programs at the Skill University, urging Wipro to directly train and recruit talent tailored to its needs. Highlighting similar efforts, Sridhar Babu mentioned that Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is already providing customized training to 80 unemployed youth to meet its specific requirements.
Sridhar Babu also encouraged Wipro to consider setting up FMCG production units in Tier-2 cities, leveraging the local talent and infrastructure. He added that the state government is developing mini-industrial hubs for women entrepreneurs in all 117 assembly constituencies.
These hubs aim to provide rural populations with employment opportunities through the establishment of industries utilizing the existing infrastructure.