Hans News Service Hyderabad

Irrigationand Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday announced that a Mega Job Mela will be organised at Kodad on Saturdaywith an ambitious plan to bring 200 to 250 companies and provide employment opportunities to unemployed youth.

The minister said unemployment among educated youth was one of the most serious challenges facing society and stressed that elected representatives and government agencies had a responsibility to create opportunities for them.

Recalling the Mega Job Mela organised at Huzurnagar in October, 2025, the minister said it had received an overwhelming response. Around 200 companies participated, nearly 40,000 unemployed youth registered, and about 20,000 candidates appeared for interviews. Nearly 3,000 candidates either secured jobs or were shortlisted for subsequent rounds of interviews, he said.

Encouraged by its success, Uttam Kumar Reddy said he had decided to organise a similar large-scale employment drive at Kodad.The minister said unemployed youth from Kodad, Huzurnagar, Suryapet and Thungathurthi Assembly constituencies should be extensively mobilised.

Youth from the rest of the erstwhile Nalgonda district and neighbouring Khammam district would also be encouraged to participate.Special teams would reach out to engineering colleges, polytechnic colleges, degree colleges and ITIs, particularly final-year students, and invite them to attend the recruitment drive.