Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Khammam Rice Mill |
| 2 | Place | Within 50 Kms radius of Khammam and surrounding villages |
| 3 | District | Khammam |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Micro Firms : 100 Small Firms: 80, Medium Firms : 30+ Paraboiled: 32 (All are medium)+ Total : 232 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 9000 direct and 5000 indirect |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Domestic Rs. 4000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Khammam Rice Millers Association |
| 9 | Major products | Boiled Rice, Fine Rice, Brokens |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Agricultural & Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) Hyderabad Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country Tamilnadu, Karnataka Besides AP Export Mainly to Bangladesh, Singapore and Thailand |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: The Food Corporation of India has been taking only 50 per cent of the rice production as levy and millers are left with the rest for sale in the open market. Their supplies have been restricted more or less to the local market where the profit margins had come down considerably. The production of finer varieties of raw rice was also affected in the district because of the non-supply or delayed supply of water to the command area of Nagarjunasagar left canal. exporting countries such as China and Pakistan. Countries such as Bangladesh, Singapore and Thailand, which had been the traditional market for rice exporters, began to look for cheaper varieties. parboiled mills had to pay Rs. 35,000 for each billing period to retain power supply despite their closure because of the stipulation under LT 3b category. It is mandatory on their part to pay for a minimum of 5,000 units along with other charges, irrespective of the status of the operation of the mills. Lack of awareness of the Energy efficient technologies, Inadequate godown facilties leading damage of rice Poor polishing techniques Poor linkages with Technical institutions |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on Article published by Hindu and District Website Data (apind.gov.in) |