Confident of creating 20L jobs in five years in AP: MSME Minister

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), SERP and NRI Minister Kondapalli Srinivas on Tuesday said that they will certainly achieve the target of generating 20 lakh jobs in the next five years.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the new office of Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) here along with IT, Electronics and Communications Minister Nara Lokesh.

On this occasion, Minister Srinivas said that the role of APEDB is crucial in reaching the target of 20 lakh jobs set by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. He reminded that all the officers are responsible for the successful accomplishment of this big goal.

It is a matter of pride to be part of the process of making Andhra Pradesh the best address for international investment under the dynamic leadership of Minister Nara Lokesh.

There are enormous opportunities for job creation in the State, the Minister said adding "we will not only reach the target in the next five years as promised, but also record more achievements in the subsequent period. To achieve this goal, all the departments should be coordinated along with the District Collectors.'

Srinivas said they want to create awareness about MSME at the lower level. For this purpose they want to strengthen the MSME by taking the cooperation of all the departments along with the Collectors. The Minister said that the coalition government in the State is providing full support to the investors. Srinivas said that this is something a matter of pride for everyone.

Senior IAS officers MT Krishnababu, N Yuvaraj, Guntur Collector Tamim Ansaria and officials of the departments concerned participated.