Unemployment in A.P.’s Kuppam: a long journey to change

Despite being the constituency of four-time Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Kuppam in Chittoor district has seen little development over the years, leaving thousands without local job opportunities. Forced to travel to Malur and Bengaluru in Karnataka for livelihood, daily wage earners live on a limb and a prayer. But with CM’s recent promises of tackling unemployment in the region, strong hopes of a better future have started blooming in their weary hearts, writes K. Umashanker