Hyderabad, Sept. 16 -- More than 3,500 job-seekers from rural areas are expected to benefit from a mega job fair being organised at Kodad in Suryapet district on September 19, with around 300 companies invited to participate, Telangana Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.

The Kodad Mega Job Mela will be held at CC Reddy Convent School, with the minister calling for a stronger interface between industry and rural youth to tackle unemployment. "If rural youth cannot easily reach major companies, we must bring the companies closer to rural youth," he said.

300 companies invited

Major firms, including Apollo, GMR, Ramky, Mahindra and Mahindra and several cement companies, have been invited to take part, accordin...