Rayalaseema to be Global Horticulture Hub 'Andhra Budget'

Rayalaseema will no longer be described by scarcity, but by surplus and not by constraints, but by capabilities; not by uncertainty, but by opportunity,” Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav said, submitting proposals for Rs. 30,000 crore for the region in the budget.

Presenting the budget in Andhra Pradesh Assembly, Keshav said the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was the first to understand the importance of micro-irrigation and brought the



concept to India in the 1990s.

Today, he has decided to transform the lives of farmers in Rayalaseema region by making this region into a global horticulture hub. 

The Rayalaseema Integrated Development Plan includes expansion of horticulture area from 8.41 lakh hectares to 14.41 lakh hectares by 2030 and assured water through irrigation and micro-irrigation projects, and improvement of road connectivity to enable access to global markets.