TTD board approves annual budget for Rs.5,174 cr for 2024-25

TIRUMALA: As part of its mission of taking forward the sanatana Hindu dharma prachara, the TTD Trust Board has decided to make mangalasutras weighing five grams and 10 grams and sell them to devotees after getting the “divine blessings” for a blissful married life of the couple.

Briefing the media after the Board meeting, TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakara Reddy, along with the Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy, has informed the media that the Board approved for Rs.5,141.74 crore budget for the financial year 2024-25.

Some other important Resolutions:

• Approval of tenders towards the construction of gravel road in additional 132.05 acres of land allocated at Padiredu Aranyam of Vadamalapet Mandal for housing of TTD employees.
• Approval to increase the wages of 70 contract laddu tray lifting semi-skilled and unskilled workers in TTD Potu department from Rs.12,523 to Rs.15,000.
• Nod to increase the wages of those working under contract and outsourcing system in various departments of TTD.
• The six Vedic schools of TTD have been spreading the Vedic education as part of Hindu Sanatana Dharma Prachara. The board accorded permission to increase the salaries of 51 Vedic teachers working in these schools from Rs.35,000 to Rs.54,000.
• As many as 138 cleaners and 79 cooks in the Annaprasadam department have been changed to the skilled category and their wages increased from Rs.17,000 to Rs.22,000.
• Similarly, the workers in electrical and water works have been changed from unskilled to skilled category.
• Approval to introduce Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP for a period of five years with the latest technology to manage TTD governance more quickly and transparently.
• Approval for installation of audiovisual connectivity equipment as part of modernization of Tirumala Annamayya Building Conference Hall.
• Nod to increase the wages of sculptors at the TTD-run Sri Venkateswara Traditional Sculpture and Architecture institute as part of promotion and encouragement of traditonal arts

The board resolved to send creation of some religious posts in 26 sub-temples(227 posts) and 34 takenover temples(288 posts) of TTD for the approval of the state government.

SVIMS Super Specialty Hospital running under the auspices of TTD is providing state-of-the-art medical services to the people of entire Rayalaseema. In view of increasing demand for the medical services, the board decided to increase the existing 300 bed hospital to 1,200 beds. To renovate the five decades old hospital building to meet the growing needs of the patients, the board approved Rs.148 crore.

Approval of tender for Rs 30.71 crore to develop two-lane road from Akashaganga to Outer Ring Road in Tirumala to four-lane road to overcome the traffic problem along this route was given.

Tenders approved towards the development works of Saptagiri Rest Houses - Block No. 6 and 7 worth Rs.2.28 crores for the convenience of devotees who come across the country to visit Tirumala.

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Nod for the administrative sanction for Rs.10.90 crore towards taking up the development and painting works of Sri Venkateswara, Adiseshu, Shankumitta Rest Houses in Tirumala given.

Approval of sanction of Rs.6.90 crores towards the construction of Rajagopuram and stone prakaram for the ancient shrine of Sri Bhadrakali Sametha Veerabhadraswamy temple in Narayanavanam accorded.

After the division of the state, upon the instructions of Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy, an exclusive superspecialty hospital for children was set up by TTD in Tirupati. This hospital would henceforth be renamed as Sri Padmavati Institute of Child Health.

Approval for installation of audiovisual integrator equipment as part of modernisation of the Conference Hall of Annamaiah Bhavan at Tirumala.

Later, the fact-finding committee of Srivani Trust, which was formed by the Tirupati Press Club President Bhaskar Reddy and other media representatives of Tirumala and Tirupati, handed over its report to the TTD Chairman. Bhumana Karanakara Reddy and EO AV. Dharma Reddy.