Published Nov 15, 2023 | 1:25 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 15, 2023 | 1:25 PM
TTD board set 2024-25 budget. (Facebook)
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board on Tuesday, 14 November, approved proposals and projects worth ₹441 crore, including for laying roads, providing employment and implementing development works.
TTD is the official custodian of the famous Sri Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati.
The board approved ₹197 crore for the modernisation and renovation of the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) and another ₹74 crore for the construction of a new cardio-neuro block in the same institute.
Tenders worth ₹21 crore were approved for laying a four-lane road from Pudipatla Junction near Vakulamatha Temple highway, the temple body said in a press release.
Likewise, the board approved the commencement of evening courses in Sri Venkateswara Institute of Traditional Sculpture and Architecture (SVISTA) in “Kalamkari” and sculpting to encourage traditional fine arts.
The board also approved the continuation of the services of 1,694 workers engaged in sanitation work in the Tirumala health department for one more year.
Similarly, the board approved ₹26 crore for laying a gravel road at housing plots allotted to TTD employees at Vadamalapeta in the Padiredu area, including ₹15 crore more for the same purpose in an adjacent 132-acre housing land parcel.
Further, the board approved ₹15 crore for the construction of Sri Padmavathi Sameta Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Karimnagar, Telangana.
Other development works such as road extension, hospital development, and building of warehouse, footpaths, drains, dividers, equipment and others for the various wings of the temple body were also approved.
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