CS sets 10,000 overseas placement target for TOMCOM

metro india news I hyderabad

Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju has directed the officials of the Telangana Overseas Manpower Company (TOMCOM) to prepare a comprehensive action plan to facilitate 10,000 overseas placements for the youth of Telangana during the current year.

The Chief Secretary conducted a review meeting on the functioning and activities of TOMCOM at the Secretariat here on Thursday. He reviewed the progress made by the organisation in facilitating overseas employment opportunities and discussed measures to significantly scale up its operations.

The Chief Secretary emphasised that the primary objective of TOMCOM should be to create more employment opportunities for the youth of the State by connecting them with legitimate and suitable job opportunities in foreign countries. He directed the officials to adopt a focused and outcome-oriented approach to achieve the target of 10,000 overseas placements.

Sanjay Jaju instructed the officials to identify countries, sectors and occupations where there is a growing demand for skilled manpower and accordingly design placement-oriented programmes for Telangana youth.

The Chief Secretary also directed TOMCOM to formulate a clear framework for partnering with reputed private recruitment and skill development agencies to expand the reach and scale of overseas placements.

Under the proposed framework, eligible private agencies could be onboarded with TOMCOM as principal partners for identifying suitable candidates, providing necessary training and facilitating their placement abroad.

He stressed that partnerships with private agencies should help TOMCOM reach a larger number of youth across the State while ensuring transparency, credibility and adherence to prescribed procedures.

The Chief Secretary called for greater emphasis on skill-based overseas employment, particularly by aligning training programmes with the manpower requirements of international markets.

He directed the officials to prepare a detailed roadmap with measurable targets, country-wise and sector-wise opportunities, training requirements and timelines for achieving the annual placement target.