TTD Approves Budget for ₹5,258.68 Cr for 2025-26

The TTD Board of Trustees has approved the budget for Rs.5,258.68 crore for the financial year 2024-25, said TTD Chairman Sri BR Naidu.  

After the TTD Board meeting, speaking to media persons at Annamaiah Bhavan along with the TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao, board members and other officials on Monday evening he said the board has taken some important resolutions. The excerpts are as follows:

To look into the feasibility on hiking the salary along with better medical care for Potu workers.

Approval to provide financial assistance for reconstruction of temples at Kodangal, Karimnagar, Upamaka, Anakapalle, Kurnool, Dharmavaram, Talakona, Tirupati (Gangamma).

 - Decision to cancel the donation pass books of donors who have supplied organic products to TTD in the past

 - to take up the reconstruction of some of the VIP and non-VIP guest houses in Tirumala 

 - Resolves to cancel the 20 acres of land previously allotted towards the establishment of Science City and Museum at Alipiri

 - To identify unauthorised and unlicenced shops in Tirumala and take appropriate action against them

 - Decision to explore the possibilities of offering darshan of Srivaru in offline to the elderly and specially abled citizens.

 - Decision to verify the feasibility and consider changing the timing of Srivari VIP break darshan at 5.30 am as per the request of devotees as was in the past.

 - It has been decided to grant six tickets to the family members of TTD employees through Supatham once in every three months.

 - It was decided to form a committee to solve the problems of 151 contract lecturers working in TTD College for the last 25 years.

 - Approval towards the formation of New Agama Salaha Mandali.

 - Sanction of Rs.One crore towards the development of Srinivasa Sports Complex in Tirupati.    

Board observes two minute silence

Before the commencement of TTD Board meeting, the Chairman and others observed two minutes silence to mourn the demise of renowned singer and TTD Asthana Vidhwan Dr Garimella Balakrishna Prasad.    

Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary, others board members, JEO Sri Veerabrahmam were also present.