Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board, led by Chairman B.R. Naidu, convened on Monday and approved several key decisions. The annual budget for the year 2025-26 was sanctioned, totaling Rs 5,258.68 crore. Chairman Naidu shared the meeting highlights with the media. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directed TTD to allocate alternative land for the Mumtaz Hotel construction. TTD plans to acquire 35.24 acres near Alipiri along with 15 acres of tourism land, offering 50 acres in a different location to the government in exchange.
TTD aims to construct temples both across India and globally, funded by donations from the Srivani Trust and a new trust to be established. A special committee will safeguard Lord Venkateswara’s assets and work towards resolving pending legal cases related to these properties. Non-Hindu employees in TTD will be removed, and temples will be constructed in all Indian state capitals. Several Chief Ministers have already approved this initiative. The board decided to reconstruct stalled temples in Andhra Pradesh.
Additional announcements
- Contract workers will receive a salary of Rs 43,000 without GST deductions.
- The 20 acres of land allocated for the Science City project were revoked.
- TTD employees will be granted darshan through the Supatham queue once every three months.
- A task force under the Revenue and Vigilance departments will be established to eliminate unlicensed hackers.
- Studies are underway to introduce name badges for TTD employees.
- VIP break darshans will continue to commence at 6 AM as previously scheduled.
- New temples will be constructed in locations such as Tirupati Gangamma, Talakona, Kurnool district’s Bugga, Anakapalli’s Upamaka, Dharmavaram, and Telangana’s Kodangal, Secunderabad, and Karimnagar.
- A committee has been formed to review salary increments for 180 contract lecturers.
- Offline ticket issuance for differently-abled individuals and senior citizens will be studied by a dedicated committee.
- The old Agama Advisory Council has been dissolved, with plans to appoint a new committee soon.
- Rs 1 crore has been allocated for the development of the Srinivasam Sports Complex.
- Artificial Intelligence, in collaboration with Google, is being utilized in Tirumala’s operations.
