A cell inside an ITI, polytechnic, or degree college that links students to employers and apprenticeship slots.
Alluri Sitharama Raju places 2.5 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Alluri Sitharama Raju, which ranks 14 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 498.9. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.