Important Decisions in the TTD Board

The TTD Trust Board under the chairmanship of Sri Bhumana Karunakara Reddy along with the TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy and others board dignitaries has taken some important decisions during the Board meeting held at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Monday.

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The board has decided to increase the wages of about 9 thousand people working in various departments of TTD in corporation, contract and outsourcing under unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled categories.

Decision to organize "Nitya Sankeerthanarchana" program for devotees at the 7th mile Sri Anjaneyaswamy. Similarly, it was decided to build the Annamayya Kalamandir at Thallapaka and organize the "Nitya Sankeerthanarchana" program there as well.

Decision to organize Tirupati birthday festival on 24th February every year in TTD temple.  Similarly, the decision to include this auspicious day in the TTD calendar.

As per the permission of Tirumala Sri Sri Pedda Jiyar Swami and also upon the suggestions of the temple Archakas, the worn out doors of Jaya - Vijaya, the gatekeepers of Srivari Temple, shall be repaired by approving new doors with gold plating at a cost of Rs. 1.69 crores. 

Mangala Sutrams, Lakshmikasasulu viz. 4 gm, 5 gm, 10 gm in various designs as a wedding gift to Srivaru. As per the decision, permission granted to four leading jewelry companies to make seven designs approving Rs.4 crores

As a part of spreading Hindu Sanatana Dharma, the board approved the advice and suggestions given by various Pontiffs of different mutts across the country during the Sanatana Dharmika Sadas organized by TTD recently in Tirumala.  

Approval to transfer the employees of Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Manpower Corporation working in TTD Forest Department back to their societies, increase their wages and give them bus passes.

Approval to pay Rs.8.16 crores to TUDA regarding the layout and other development charges of houses allotted to TTD employees at Padiredu Aranyam in Vadamalapeta.

Sanctioned permission to set up the modern lights in Tiruchanoor Sri Padmavati Ammavari Temple at a cost of Rs.3.89 crores to enhance spirituality.

Approval towards the construction of a permanent Yagashala from Srivani Trust for the convenience of devotees at a cost of Rs.4.12 crores for Sri Srinivasa Divyanugraha Homam.

President of Sri Mayurapati Sri Bhadrakali Amman Temple Trust, Sri Sundar Lingam requested TTD towards the construction of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Puttalam district in Colombo of Srilanka to which the board agreed and also agreed to organise Srivari Kalyanam upon their request.

Approval to send proposals to the state government for setting up additional 15 posts of Potu supervisors in Srivari Potu to prepare more number of laddu Prasadams in Tirumala according to the daily growing needs of devotees.

Approval to sanction Rs.3.19 crores towards the modernization of blocks 1 and 4 of Tirumala Saptagiri Rest House.

Approval towards the Sanction of Rs.3.15 crores to replace 682 motor pump sets with new in Gogarbham, Papavinasanam, Akashaganga, Kumaradhara, Kumaradhara and other areas in Tirumala.

Decision to extend FMS services for another three years in Rest Houses and PACs located in various parts of Tirumala.

Approval for the manufacture of new gold armours to the utsava murthies of Sri Govindaraja Swamy along with Sridevi Bhudevi in Tirupati.

Approved to sanction Rs.50 lakhs towards the lighting, mike set and other beautification works at Sri Tataiah Gunta Gangamma Temple in Tirupati.

Approval to extend the tenure of TTD Asthana Siddhanti Sri Tangirala Venkatakrishna Purna Prasad Siddhanti for another three years.  

Approval to increase the HRA for the staff working in Srivari temple constructed in Jammu by TTD last year.

Nod towards the construction of a new sports complex at a cost of Rs.7.51 crores on the vacant land behind the Income Tax Guest House on Hare Rama Hare Krishna Road, Tirupati. 

Approval for granting Rs.3.72 crores to print 98 lakh copies of Bhagavad Gita with easy translation in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Hindi and English languages as a part of raising religious and moral values among children.

Sri Padmavathi General Hospital affiliated to SVIMS has decided to provide cashless medical treatment to patients with Arogyasri cards from March 1 in not only super specialities like general medicine, general surgery, gynaecology, psychiatry, pediatrics but also for common diseases like fever, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Approval to provide subsidized breakfast and lunch to employees of contract, outsourcing, societies, FMS and sanitation staff under work contract in TTD in employees canteen at Tirumala.

Sanction of Rs.8.15 crores towards the expansion of kitchen and canteen at SV Employees Canteen in Tirumala and Rs.3 crores for purchase of necessary cooking equipment.

The board resolved to remove the honorary Chief Priest Sri Ramana Dikshitulu for making baseless accusations against TTD officials, Jiyangar Swamis, priests and Ahobila Mutt.

Decision to renovate two historical wells near Galigopuram and Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple in Alipiri footpath.

Ex-officio members, board members, TTD officials were also present.