On Thursday, November 7, the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation launched the “Skills on Wheels” bus from the corporation office in Amravati in order to provide digital education in rural areas of the state. The bus will travel to six districts of the state, which includes Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor, Anantapur, and Kurnool.
About the “Skills on Wheels” bus launch, Madhusudan Reddy, the chairman of the corporation told ANI, “In each district, at least five villages will be covered. Under this scheme, three groups of the society will be provided education – school children, unemployed youngsters, and Self Help Group members.”
He further added, “In total, various groups will be provided digital literacy for 11 hours per day. Hewlett Packard (HP) is providing technical support for this project.”
Today our Chairman Sri Challa Madhusudhan Reddy Garu, MD&CEO Sri Arja Srikanth Garu along with HP Officials Inaugurated APSSDC Naipunya Ratham (SkillOnWheels) to take skill activities to doorstep of beneficiaries like Students,Unemployed#APSSDC#Naipunya_Ratham#Skill_On_Wheels pic.twitter.com/1exbbHkVMK
— AP Skill Development (@AP_Skill) November 7, 2019
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