Programmes

Programmes running now, completed in the past, and proposed under ITDA Paderu, with their outcomes and success rates.

Programmes

Arohana AI Fellowship

Ongoing

Residential training in artificial intelligence and technology for tribal students, with free boarding and lodging, project-based learning and industry mentors.

Since: Sep 2026
Implemented by: ITDA Paderu with Fynity Innovations LLP
Sector: Skills & employment
Beneficiaries: 50 students (first batch)
Outcome: First batch in training
Success rate: Data awaited

Tribal Homestays

Ongoing

Overnight stays in tribal villages at Araku Valley, Lambasingi and nearby, with hospitality training for host families so that tourism income stays in the village.

Since: 2025
Implemented by: District Administration & ITDA
Sector: Tourism
Beneficiaries: 121 host families identified
Outcome: 121 homestays identified
Success rate: Data awaited

PM-JANMAN

Ongoing

Pucca houses, roads, drinking water, electricity, health and education for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups in their habitations.

Since: 2023
Implemented by: Government of India, through ITDA
Sector: PVTG development
Outcome: Progress figures to be added
Success rate: Data awaited

Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan

Ongoing

Trains village-level tribal leaders and sets up single-window Adi Sewa Kendras for services in tribal villages.

Since: Sep 2025
Implemented by: Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Sector: Governance
Outcome: Progress figures to be added
Success rate: Data awaited

Coffee Experience Centre, Kothavalasa

Ongoing

A showcase for Araku's organic tribal coffee at the HNTC, Kothavalasa.

Since: —
Implemented by: ITDA Paderu
Sector: Coffee
Outcome: Open to visitors
Success rate: Data awaited

Art Village, Giri Grama Darshini

Proposed

Visitors make tribal art with master artisans at Pedalabudu, extending the existing eco-tourism project.

Since: —
Implemented by: ITDA Paderu
Sector: Culture
Outcome: Proposed
Success rate: Data awaited

Tribal Coffee Plantations

Completed

Coffee raised on hill land and handed over to tribal farmers, about two acres per family, as an alternative to podu (shifting) cultivation.

Since: 1956 onwards
Implemented by: GCC, APFDC, ITDA
Sector: Coffee
Outcome: Araku Coffee became a national brand
Success rate: Data awaited

Regional Coffee Research Station

Completed

Research station at R.V. Nagar, G.K. Veedhi, supporting growers with new varieties, pest control and soil testing.

Since: 1976
Implemented by: Coffee Board
Sector: Research
Outcome: Golden jubilee in 2026
Success rate: Data awaited

Development Timeline

Sep 2026Arohana AI Fellowship launched at Paderu.
Jul 2026Coffee Board golden jubilee planning meeting chaired by Collector T. Nishanthi.
Apr 2026Sri Aditya Varma takes charge as Project Officer.
Dec 2025Rampachodavaram division becomes Polavaram district; ASR district now has 11 mandals, all under ITDA Paderu.
Sep 2025Smt. Tirumani Sri Pooja takes charge; homestay drive across Araku and Chintapalli.
Feb 2024Smt. M. Vijaya Suneetha takes over as Collector.
Apr 2023Sri V. Abishek posted as Project Officer.
Apr 2022Alluri Sitharama Raju district formed with headquarters at Paderu.