Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Chittoor Riice Mill |
| 2 | Place | Within 50 Kms radius of Chittoor town and surrounding villages |
| 3 | District | Chittoor |
| 4 | State | Andhra Pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | Micro Firms : 80 Small Firms: 70, Medium Firms : 3 Total : 153 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 6000 direct and 3000 indirect |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Domestic Rs. 4000 Million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Chittoor District Rice Millers Association |
| 9 | Major products | Milled Rice, Brokens, Rice Braun Oil, Rice Flour, |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Regional Agricultural Research Station Tirupathi Agri Research Station Perumallapalle District Agri Advisory Centre Perumallapalle Agricultural & Processed Foods Export Development Authority (APEDA) Hyderabad Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore |
| 11 | Major markets | Within country Chennai, Chittoor, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. Export No visible direct Exports |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Problems: Inadequate godown facilties Poor polishing techniques Poor linkages with developmental institutions Limited geographical reach High post-harvest losses of 20% Lack of awareness on export documentation Weak financial linkages Seasonality factor |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | Based on District Website Data and e-literature |