Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Kakinada Hub Aims to Create Jobs and Entrepreneurs
A new centre is being planned in Kakinada to help young people learn useful work skills.
Rajya Sabha member Sana Satish said the hub aims to help 1,000 young people get jobs and support 100 people in starting businesses each year.
The first part is a skill centre at the Government ITI campus.
Its construction is budgeted at ₹5.30 crore, while the whole hub is estimated to cost ₹15–20 crore.
The centre is expected to offer training, mentoring and a digital library.
It will also help people find information about government schemes.
A later phase is planned to include a hostel for students who live far away.
The project is also intended to connect training with the needs of nearby industries.
Rajya Sabha member Sana Satish says the hub aims to provide jobs to 1,000 young people and create 100 entrepreneurs each year.
A foundation stone was laid at the Government ITI campus in Kakinada for a skill centre costing ₹5.30 crore under MP-LADS.
The wider Skill, Start-up and Bharat Hub is estimated to cost ₹15–20 crore and will be developed in phases.
Plans include skill training, incubation, a digital library, mentorship and help accessing government schemes; a second phase is to add hostel facilities.
Satish said discussions with local industries aim to align training with industry needs and support direct employment.
- Who
- Rajya Sabha member Sana Satish and local officials and elected representatives involved in laying the foundation stone.
- What
- A Skill, Start-up and Bharat Hub, beginning with a skill development centre, is being established.
- When
- The foundation stone was laid on Monday; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- On the Government ITI campus in Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To provide local skills training and expand employment and self-employment opportunities for young people.
- Annual targets
- 1,000 young people to receive jobs and 100 entrepreneurs to be created, according to Satish.
- Skill centre cost
- ₹5.30 crore under MP-LADS.
- Estimated hub cost
- ₹15–20 crore.
- Site
- Two acres allocated by the government on the Government ITI campus.
- Planned facilities
- Skill training, incubation, a digital library, mentorship and a counter for access to government schemes.
- Second phase
- Hostel facilities for students from distant areas, including Tuni and Konaseema.
- Annual graduates
- Satish said nearly 20,000 students graduate from various courses in Kakinada district each year.