Project Officers

Every Project Officer of ITDA Paderu is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. Contact details belong to the office, so they stay valid when the officer changes.

Current Project Officer

Sri Aditya Varma, IAS

Project Officer, ITDA Paderu · Tenure: April 2026 – Present

Took charge on 11 April 2026. Priorities: reaching every eligible tribal household with welfare schemes, quality education, and jobs and self-employment for tribal youth.

Key programmes

Ongoing Arohana AI Fellowship for tribal students
Ongoing Welfare scheme saturation drive

Office contact

Phone: 08935-250832
Fax: 08935-250833
Email: poitda.pdr@gmail.com
Address: Office of the Project Officer, ITDA, Paderu, Alluri Sitharama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh – 531024

Former Project Officers

S.No.	Name	Tenure	Key programmes	Remarks
1	Smt. Tirumani Sri Pooja IAS (2022 batch)	September 2025 – April 2026	Ongoing Tribal homestays (91 in Araku Valley, 30 in Chintapalli) Ongoing “Made in Araku” products at tourist spots	Now Joint Collector, Alluri Sitharama Raju District.
2	Sri V. Abishek IAS (2019 batch)	April 2023 – 2025 (approx.)	Programme details awaited	Posted from Sub-Collector, Paderu, with additional charge of that post.
3	Sri D.K. Balaji IAS	2022 – 2023 (approx.)	Programme details awaited	—
4	Dr. Venkateswar Salijamala IAS (2016 batch)	2019 (approx.)	Programme details awaited	In-charge Project Officer while Sub-Collector, Paderu.
5	Sri Ravi P. IAS	2018 – 2019 (approx.)	Completed Coffee extension programme in agency mandals	Project Officer during the 2018–19 coffee extension study.

Information marked “approx.” is being verified against office records.