Setwin stands for Society for Employment Promotion & Training in Twin Cities . It was established in August 15, 1978 by Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh is the government for the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India.It is an elected government with 294 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Executive:...

 to create employment

Employment

Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...

 and self-employment

Self-employment

Self-employment is working for one's self.Self-employed people can also be referred to as a person who works for himself/herself instead of an employer, but drawing income from a trade or business that they operate personally....

 opportunities to unemployed persons of twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad

Secunderabad

Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...

 by providing training in various courses at nominal fees. In addition to its training centres, SETWIN operates various production units such as printing presses, cane

Cane

Cane are either of two genera of tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks from the family Poaceae that grow throughout the world in wet soils. They are related to and may include species of bamboo. The genus Arundo is native from the Mediterranean region to the Far East. Arundinaria...

 weaving centres, book binding.

Since 2007 SETWIN which was providing its training services in Hyderabad has extended its services to districts to improve self-employment opportunities in rural areas.

Transport services

In addition to providing training and operating various production units, SETWIN also operates minibus

Minibus

A minibus or minicoach is a passenger carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus. In the United Kingdom, the word "minibus" is used to describe any full-sized passenger carrying van. Minibuses have a...

es to augment APSRTC services in Hyderabad. The SETWIN bus services were started in October 1979.The SETWIN buses were stopped due to poor quality of buses and high accident rates. However in 2006 the services were resumed .