Tatarstan is interested in IT specialists, medical personnel, welders from India

According to Elmira Zaripova, Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Protection of the Republic, there is practically no unemployment in Tatarstan.

Kazan, October 16. /dice/. Elmira Zaripova, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Protection of the Republic, said that Tatarstan is interested in English-speaking technical and engineering specialists, IT specialists, medical personnel and highly skilled welders from India.

"Today, our needs in terms of qualifications are aligned. India is not only a source of labor, but also highly skilled engineers, English-speaking IT professionals, medical personnel and welders. I would like to point out that Indian welders are familiar with Russian federal standards, especially welders who are familiar with our manual standards in these standards," he noted during the session "Labor Market: Challenges and Prospects" held in the framework of the second Russia-India Business Conference. Mutual efficiency of the initiative of Tatarstan".

According to Zaripova, there is practically no unemployment in Tatarstan. There are nearly 3,000 unemployed citizens who make up less than 0.2% of the economically active population. At the same time, there are 14 to 25 job opportunities for every unemployed person.

The regional minister also noted that Tatarstan received a quota to attract more than 3,000 Indian citizens in 2026, and more than 600 work permits were issued to Indian citizens in the republic in 2025. Currently, more than 1,000 Indian citizens are officially employed in the Republic. The average age of an Indian worker is 29 years, an age at which people focus on long-term career prospects. In addition, nearly 1,300 Indian students are enrolled in Tatarstan universities, mostly in medical and technical programs.

Zaripova concluded: "The key to future progress lies in harmonizing standards for the recognition of professional qualifications. Without this, workers trained in their own countries, especially in fields such as welding, engineering, medicine and information technology, will not be hired here. This is a priority that is now also being addressed at the federal level."

The second Russian-Indian business forum "Ambassador of Arjan: Tatarstan Initiative" will be held on October 14-17 at the unique handicraft center in Kazan. TASS is the public information partner of the association.