About ITDA Paderu
The Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Paderu plans and delivers tribal welfare across the hill mandals of the Eastern Ghats: education, health, livelihoods, coffee, roads and drinking water. It is headed by a Project Officer from the Indian Administrative Service. Since December 2025 all 11 mandals of Alluri Sitharama Raju district fall under ITDA Paderu.
Read moreSmt. T. Nishanthi, IASCollector & District Magistrate
Sri Aditya Varma, IASProject Officer, ITDA PaderuRead more →
ITDA at a Glance
11Mandals under ITDA
6,04,047Population (Census 2011)
90.7%Scheduled Tribe population
12Tribal communities
Ongoing ProgrammesView all
- Arohana AI FellowshipSkills & employment · Sep 2026
- Tribal HomestaysTourism · 2025
- PM-JANMANPVTG development · 2023
- Adi Karmayogi AbhiyanGovernance · Sep 2025
- Coffee Experience Centre, KothavalasaCoffee · —
Announcements
- Arohana AI Fellowship launched for tribal youth at Paderu.
- Coffee Board golden jubilee celebrations planned for 2026.
- Sri Aditya Varma, IAS, takes charge as Project Officer, ITDA Paderu.
- All 11 mandals of the reorganised ASR district now come under ITDA Paderu.
Digital Platforms
View allSkills & AI fellowship
Arohan
Residential AI and technology fellowship for tribal youth of ASR district, run by ITDA Paderu.
Link will be added soonTourism platform
Alluri Tourism
Araku Valley, Lambasingi, waterfalls, coffee trails, tribal homestays and the Dhimsa dance, in one place for visitors.
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District Portal
Collectorate, who's who, notices, tenders and department pages for Alluri Sitharama Raju district.
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