TTD Board Meeting at Tirumala & Budget for the year 2009-2010

Tirumala, 28 Feb 2009: The TTD Trust Board meeting under the Chairmanship of Sri D.K.Audikesavulu has taken the following decisions as well as released the Annual Budget for the financial year 2009-2010:

  • A three men expert committee is constituted to negotiate with the tenderers of the Ananda Nilayam Antha Swarnamayam scheme. The committee will submit a report to the Trust Board soon. The work will be started on March 6, 2009.
  • Extended Rs. 10 lakhs financial assistance for the construction of Yatri Nivas in Himalaya Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at DHARASU area in Uttaranchal State for the benefit of the devotees.
  • It is decided to give sambhavana to the archakas and fix necessary dittam in Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Tarigonda, Chittoor Dist.
  • It is decided to upgrade the post of 95 cleaners in Annadanam complex, Tirumala as servers.
  • The TTD Board had enhanced the school fees reimbursement charges for TTD Employees’ children. LKG, UKG Classes Rs.500/-per annum, Ist class to Xth class Rs. 1000/- per annum, for intermediate students Rs. 2000/- per annum, Degree and above Rs. 3000/- per annum.

The TTD Trust Board Budget for the Year 2009-2010 as follows:

The expected Receipts & Payments of the TTDs for the year 2008-2009 (Revised Budget Estimates ) and for the year 2009-2010 ( Budget Estimates ) are as follows

Receipts

( Rupees in Crores ) 

 

Revised

Budget 

Increase/ Decrease

 

Estimates

Estimates

 

2008-2009

2009-2010

Capital Funds –Kanuka

520.29

521.04

0.75

Sale Proceeds Gold & Gold dollars

15.10

15.60

0.50

Soiled Notes & Un-current Coins

4.50

4.50

0.00

 Donations – Const. of Cottages, Choultries

10.00

10.00

0.00

Other Capital Receipts

2.51

3.11

0.60

Arjitham

82.77

82.00

-0.77

Proktham

43.75

43.75

0.00

Special Entrance Tickets

40.00

40.00

0.00

Choultires Receipts

36.11

44.16

8.05

Sale of Human Hair

70.00

70.00

0.00

Canteen Sales

1.02

1.01

-0.01

Educational Inst. Grants

1.71

1.70

-0.01

Interest on Investments

257.23

486.97

229.74

Other Revenue Receipts like Rent Recoveries, KKC Receipts, Engineering Receipts etc.

45.41

39.21

-6.20

Total:

1,130.40

1,363.05

232.65

 

 

 

   

Payments

 

Revised

Budget 

Increase/ Decrease

 

Estimates

Estimates

 

2008-2009

2009-2010

Fixed Assets

175.75

193.38

17.63

Dittam & Arjitham

12.51

15.15

2.64

Proktham & Vagapadi

57.50

60.00

2.50

Salaries & Wages

171.62

184.24

12.62

Other benefits to staff like reimbursement of fees, books, Bus Rayathi Coupons, Bramhostava Bahumanam, LTC etc.

22.94

19.37

-3.57

R & M of  Fixed Assets

28.64

28.83

0.19

Contributions, Donations

187.92

208.75

20.83

Misc., Expenses like Electrical Charges, Advertisement, Taxes and Licenses, Security Charges, Sulabha payments etc.

119.81

110.52

-9.30

Other Purchases like Petrol, Diesel, Stationary, Medicines etc.

28.82

30.08

1.27

Interest – reinvested

132.14

312.04

179.90

Fresh Investments – Made

81.04

50.00

-31.04

Accrued Interest, Loans & Advances to Employees, EMD, Security Deposits, Loans to Other Institutions

111.71

150.69

38.98

Total :

1,130.40

1,363.05

232.65

MAJOR CAPITAL WORKS PROPOSED TO BE TAKEN UP IN 2009-2010

1. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS:                                  

                                                                       Capital Works:   170.00 Crores

The major payments in the Budget Estimates for 2009-2010 is for the Engineering division.  The following are the major items of Capital works provided in the Budget Estimates

The Details of Capital Works :

Pilgrim Amenities

   (Rs. In Crores)

ACCOMMODATION

31.25

CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING FOR EMPLOYEES

27.26

HOSPITAL

8.17

CONSTRUCTION OF KALYANAMANDAPAMS

3.17

OTHER WORKS

47.10

PILGRIMS

5.45

ROADS

12.44

CONSTRUCTIONS OF BUILDINGS FOR TTD SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

10.51

WATER SUPPLY

17.65

VEDIC UNIVERSITY

7.00

In addition to the above engineering payments TTD has also allotted sizeable funds for Education, Hospitals and  D.P.P. in the Budget Estimates for 2009-2010 as follows.

2. EDUCATION                                                                      Rs. 34.71 Crores

3. HOSPITALS                                                                        Rs. 95.31 Crores 

1

TTD Hospitals

21.08

2

SVIMS

58.23

3

BIRRD

16.00

 

4. DHARMA PRACHARA PARISHAD:                         Rs.  51.74 Crores

One of the major activities of TTD is Dharma Pracharam.  In the year 2009-2010 an amount of Rs. 43.74 Crores has been Provided for Dharma Prachara Parishad and other projects for the propagation of Hindu Religious Activities ( including Rs. 8.00 crores for the Kalyanamasthu Programme)

1

 Dharma Prachara Parisad

25.00

2

 SV Vedapatasala,Dharmagiri

2.30

3

 SV Music & Dance College

4.31

4

 Annamacharya Project

7.00

5

 Dasasahithya Project

1.05

6

 Alwar Divya P. project

0.60

7

 S.V. Recording Project

1.00

8

 Purana Ithihasa Project

0.17

9

  S.V.V.S. College, K’gutta

1.11

10

Veturi Prabakar Vangmaya Project

0.20

11

Tarigonda Vengamamba Peojet

1.00

12

 Kalyana Mastu

8.00

 5. S.V. BHAKTHI CHANNEL:                                       Rs. 35.00 Crores

An amount of Rs. 35.00 Crores has been Provided for S.V. Bhakthi Channel in Budget Estimates for 2009-2010. A number of Rs. 42.00 crores is provided in Revised Estimates for 2008-2009.

It may be noted that while the year 2008-2009 is expected to close with a closing balance of Rs. 26.72 crores, the budget of 2009-2010 will be expected closed with a surplus of Rs. 12.09 crores.

TTD Executive Officer Sri K.V.Ramanachary, Endowment Commissioner Sri Sundara Kumar, TTD Board Members Sri Chavireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Sri Ch.Sathyanarayana, Smt. Indira Reddy, Sri Alluru Subramanyam, Sri Sudharshan Reddy, TTD Spl Officer Sri A.V.Dharma Reddy, Joint Executive Officer Sri V.Seshadhri, DLO Sri Appa Rao, C.V&S.O Sri P.V.S.Ramakrishna, Chief Engineer Sri VSB Koteswara Rao, Chief Accounts Officer Sri O.Balaji, DyE.O Sri Prabhakara Reddy were present.

ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TTDs, TIRUPATI