Khammam: 'Mega Job Mela' draws huge crowd

Khammam: The District Collector RV Karnan has called upon the information technology (IT) companies to strive to offer employment to as many graduates as possible at the IT Hub here.

The Collector inaugurated a 'Mega Job Mela' organised at Swarna Bharathi Institute of Science and Technology (SBIT), here, on Saturday and addressed the graduates attending the job mela along with the representatives of the IT companies.

The district administration will ensure all required support to the companies that have set up their branches at the IT Hub and have come forward to offer jobs to the local youth, assured the Collector.

The IT Hub is being set up in the heart of Khammam city after coming up in cities like Hyderabad and Karimnagar with modern facilities, with the initiative of IT Minister KT Rama Rao and Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar.

A second phase job mela will also be conducted in the next one year, Karnan informed and said that the companies have to register now. During an interaction with the job aspirants, the Collector asked them to make efforts to excel in their career.

As many as 14 IT companies have established their branches in Khammam. The Saturday's job mela is organised under the aegis of Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK).

SBIT Chairman Gundala Krishna (KJC Krishna) speaking thanked the Ministers KT Rama Rao and Ajay Kumar for their initiative of setting up the IT Hub in Khammam. The IT Hub will help stop migration of graduates to cities like Hyderabad in search of jobs, he said.

Many of the representatives of the IT companies attending the job mela hail from Khammam and they shall come up with plans to offer employment to as many graduates as possible, Krishna said.

Trainee Collector Varun Reddy, District Employment Officer Sriram and TASK representatives attended the event. Companies like Nimble Accounting, Prowess Software Services Private Limited, Vinsys Information Technology Inc. conducted job interviews.