Growing Together with Our Communities

Creating opportunities through skills,
livelihoods and wellbeing

Creating Opportunity
Beyond the Airport

The development of Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport has been accompanied by community initiatives from the outset, reflecting GMR's approach of placing community development alongside infrastructure development.

Through GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (GMRVF), we are working to enable communities around the airport to benefit from the opportunities created by the region’s growth. Our interventions focus on skill development, sustainable livelihoods, health and wellbeing, with programmes designed around the needs of local communities.

FY 2025-26
1,000
Youth training capacity annually
6
Modern classrooms
1
GMRVF Mobile Medical Unit
GMRVF Skill Development Centre, Bhogapuram
The Skill Development Centre empowers youth from underserved communities with industry - relevant skills and hands-on training, helping them build pathways to sustainable jobs in India and abroad.
Modern Classrooms
Modern Classrooms
Six classrooms equipped with audio-visual learning facilities.
Digital Learning
Digital Learning
An IT laboratory and library support technology-enabled and independent learning.
Practical Training
Practical Training
Hands-on workshops provide practical, job-oriented skill development.
Learning Infrastructure
Learning Infrastructure
A seminar hall, mess and dining facilities support an integrated training environment.
Industry Partnerships
Industry Partnerships
Job-oriented training supported by partners including Voltas, Schneider, Volvo, Gyproc, Relaxo and TVS.
Employment & Placement Pathways
Employment & Placement Pathways
Connecting trained youth with job opportunities in India and overseas through industry partnerships and an International Placements Wing.

Healthcare Closer to Communities

GMRVF has introduced a Mobile Medical Unit at Bhogapuram, bringing essential healthcare services closer to communities around the airport.

Mobile Medical Units help improve access to basic healthcare, health screenings, consultations and preventive care, particularly for communities where healthcare facilities may be difficult to access. By taking healthcare directly to communities, the initiative supports early detection, timely care and better health awareness.

The initiative forms part of GMRVF's broader commitment to the health and wellbeing of communities around Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport.

Building Capabilities. Enabling Change.
For over three decades, GMR Varalakshmi Foundation has worked with communities across education, health, skill development and livelihoods.
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