Telangana CM wants ATC courses to match emerging requirements of industry

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has directed the officials concerned to design courses and training offered at the Advanced Technology Centres (ATC) in line with the emerging requirements of the industry.

He instructed the officials to ensure setting up of the ATCs in a time bound manner so that they are functional in the specified time. The Chief Minister, along with Labour, Employment Training and Factories Minister Vivek Venkat Swamy, reviewed the progress of the ATCs being developed in line with the Telangana Rising -2047 and status of works with senior officials, in Hyderabad on Monday (July 21, 2025).

Mr. Reddy said he would conduct surprise checks to get first hand information on the progress of works and development of ATCs in the coming days. Officials informed the Chief Minister that it was proposed to develop 111 ATCs in three phases in the State. Accordingly, 25 ATCs were planned to be developed in the first phase, 40 in the second and remaining 46 in the third phase. As many as 49 ATCs became functional in the first and second phases so far and work was progressing briskly in the remaining ATCs.

Mr. Reddy wanted the officials to rope in experienced agencies including reputed construction firms to expeditiously complete the remaining works. Officials concerned should take steps to set up a model ATC in the Genome Valley where necessary training could be imparted to students in Pharma, Biotechnology and Life Sciences sectors. Officials were directed to take steps to allocate land and set up infrastructure for the state-of-the-art technology centre in this direction.