Tirumala TTD Trust Board approves Rs 5,141.74 Cr budget; sell blessed mangalsutras to devotees

Tirumala: TTD Trust Board has decided to sell mangalsutras weighing 5 gms and 10 gms to the devotees after getting the divine blessings for a blissful married life of the couple.

This is a part of TTD’s noble mission of taking forward the Sanatana Hindu Dharma Prachara

After the Board meeting, TTD Chairman Bhumana Karunakara Reddy and Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy briefed the media on the various developmental programmes.

"During my previous term as TTD Trust board chief, I have performed 32,000 marriages to poor couples through the Kalyanamastu programme. These Mangalasutrams will be prepared in 5 grams and 10 grams on cost-to-cost basis in four or five designs. Along with these, it has also been decided to make Lakshmi kasulu too", the Chairman said.

The Board has approved for Rs 5,141.74 crore budget for the financial year 2024-25

Some other important Resolutions:

Approval of tenders for 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 the 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 has given the nod to increase the salaries of 51 Vedic teachers working in these schools from Rs.35,000 to Rs 54,000

138 cleaners and 79 cooks in the Annaprasadam department have been changed to the skilled category and their wages increased from Rs.17 thousand to Rs.22 thousand.

Similarly, the workers in electrical and water works have been changed from unskilled to skilled category.

Approval to introduce Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP for 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 the promotion and encouragement of traditional arts

The salary of Munaswamy Reddy, an expert in Kalamkari art, has been increased from Rs.25000 to Rs.39000.

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

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

Tenders approved for 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.

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

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

On the instructions of AP CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy, an exclusive super specialty hospital for children has been set up by TTD at the lotus feet of Sri Venkateswara Swamy in the temple city of Tirupati. This hospital will henceforth be renamed as Sri Padmavati Institute of Child Health.

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