Archive · 20 Aug 2026
District Collector Reviews Tirupati Economic Region Growth Strategy
District Collector A Shyam Prasad held a meeting about plans for the Tirupati Economic Region.
The meeting took place in Puttaparthi on Wednesday.
People discussed ways to improve the region’s economy.
They looked at farming, mining, tourism, and groundwater.
A consultant named Pratyush Poddar led the discussions.
The group also studied handloom and textile work in Dharmavaram and Somandepalli.
NGOs, farmer groups, and Self-Help Groups gave recommendations.
Information from nine districts was added to the growth plan.
District Collector A Shyam Prasad chaired a review meeting in Puttaparthi on Wednesday.
The meeting examined development plans for the Tirupati Economic Region.
Inputs were collected from agriculture, mining, tourism, and groundwater sectors to increase GDDP.
Presentations covered the handloom and textile clusters in Dharmavaram and Somandepalli.
Recommendations from NGOs, FPOs, and Self-Help Groups were incorporated using data from nine districts.
- Who
- District Collector A Shyam Prasad chaired the meeting, led by consultant Pratyush Poddar, with officials and representatives from various sectors.
- What
- A review of development plans for the Tirupati Economic Region and its regional growth strategy.
- When
- Wednesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- PGRS Hall in Puttaparthi.
- Why
- To gather sectoral inputs and develop measures to increase Gross District Domestic Product.
- Meeting chair
- District Collector A Shyam Prasad
- Meeting location
- PGRS Hall, Puttaparthi
- Regional focus
- Tirupati Economic Region
- Sectors discussed
- Agriculture, mining, tourism, and groundwater
- Industrial clusters
- Handloom and textile clusters of Dharmavaram and Somandepalli
- Data coverage
- Information from nine constituent districts
- Participants
- Consultant Pratyush Poddar, CPO Vijay Kumar, senior officials, NGOs, FPOs, and Self-Help Groups