The State government has created a new Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) with Chintur in East Godavari district as headquarters. The Chintur ITDA will be seventh ITDA in the State.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will commission the new ITDA on Wednesday in Chintur and will participate in several other welfare programmes in the newly merged tribal area.
Four mandals from Bhadrachalam (except Bhadrachalam revenue village), Kunavaram, Chintur and Vara Ramachandrapuram were merged with East Godavari district, and three mandals — Kukunuru, Velairpadu and six villages of Burghampadu mandal of Khammam district — Seetharamanagaram, Sridharvalair, Gumpanpalli, Ganapavaram, Ibrahimpet and Ravigudem merged into West Godavari district consequent on the bifurcation of the State.
On merging into East Godavari district, the four mandals of Bhadrachalam, Kunavaram, Chintur and Vara Ramachandrapuram have come into the operational area of ITDA Rampachodavaram of East Godavari district.
However, as these mandals are in the river basin of Godavari and due to geographical constrains, it is difficult for the tribal population inhabiting in these mandals not only to access the services of ITDA Rampachodavaram, but also to the project administration for effective outreach in implementation of the welfare and development programmes.
Subsequently, the need for an exclusive ITDA catering to the welfare and development needs of the tribal population of the four mandals of Khammam merged in East Godavari was felt and hence - the ITDA Chintur.
The jurisdiction of the newly created ITDA Chintur in East Godavari district will have Bhadrachalam revenue mandal barring Bhadrachalam revenue village, revenue mandals of Kunavaram, Chintur, and VR Puram with head quarters in Chintur.
New posts
The State government has sanctioned several posts consequent upon the commissioning of new ITDA on Chintur.
A Project Officer in the rank of joint director special Grade Deputy Collector has been sanctioned. Similarly, n assistant Project Officer in the rank of DTWO, a Project Agriculture officer/Project Horticulture officer, One deputy Executive engineer, One Administrative Officer, Two Assistant executive engineers/assistant engineers, two senior assistants, two junior assistants were sanctioned.
This apart, five out sourcing data entry operators, driver and watchmen were also sanctioned.
The Chief Minister will also take part in several other programmes
in Chintur
