TTD IS A ROLE MODEL IN TEMPLE ADMINISTRATION IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY – ADDITIONAL EO _ దేశంలోని ఆలయాలకు టిటిడి పాలన ఆదర్శం: టిటిడి అదనపు ఈవో శ్రీ సిహెచ్ వెంకయ్య చౌదరి

OUR DARSHAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS WELL-DESIGNED AND  EXECUTED 

MAJOR PART OF  DARSHAN TIME IS FOR COMMON PILGRIMS

ADDITIONAL EO

TIRUMALA, 18 FEBRUARY 2025: For all the temples across the country, the Hill Shrine Tirumala managed by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is a role model, advocated the Additional EO of TTD Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary.

During his speech session on the second day evening of the ongoing three day International Temple Convention Expo(ITCX)at Asha Convention in Tirupati on Tuesday evening, the Additional EO has given an entire picture of TTD, its history, Darshan Management, work force, various institutions being operated under its auspices, Trusts and other activities in his 35minute empowering speech which impressed the invitees.

The Additional EO highlighted a few focal points that includes:

Average footfall to Tirumala in a year at 2.50cr

A well-designed waiting and queue line system with 63 compartments as waiting halls that accommodates around 28thousand pilgrims round the clock food and sanitation facilities

Major part of darshan time in a day allotted for common pilgrims

On weekdays the general darshan time lasts for nearly 12-14hours while on Saturdays and Sundays over 15-17hours.

He said darshan plan changes based on the situation of pilgrim count to provide comfortable darshan to the pilgrims

Over 7600 rooms and PACs that accommodates around 60thousand pilgrims

On an average 80thousand pilgrims are provided Annaprasadam in Tirumala every day

Three kitchens to cater to the needs of pilgrims

Ten varieties of Srivari Prasadams and 3.5lakh laddu prasadams made available to pilgrims every day

The additional EO elaborated that besides manning the pilgrim crowd, TTD also carries out various Dharmic-Socio-welfare activities. ”TTD is not just confined to temple administration but we are into multi-fold welfare activities”, he maintained.

Dharmic

Annamacharya, Dasa Sahitya, Alwar Divyaprabandha, Hindu Dharma Prachara and many other projects to take forward Sanatana Dharma across the country through wide range of programs 

Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi

Sapthagiri religious monthly magazine in six languages

Medical

14 hospitals and dispensaries

Sanitation

1914 sanitary workers every day, 207 toilet blocks, 4. 5sq.km cleaning, 90tons garbage every day

Transport

Free transportation through Dharma Rathams in Tirumala 

1600 RTC buses ply between Tirupati and Tirumala and vice versa everyday

2400 RTC buses during special occasions 

Education

35 educational institutions with nearly 20thousand pupils 

Vedic institutions 

Religious

Guarding 61 temples across the country

04 Gosamrakshana Shalas

08 Trusts including Vedic and Heritage Preservation 

Workforce

7000 Regular

17500 outsourcing 2500 Srivari Seva Volunteers as a helping hand in offering services to pilgrims

1250 Vigilance and Security 

Social activities 

SV Poor Home for Leper patients, Karunadhamam for aged and abandoned, SV Balamandiram-

Orphanage school, Deaf and Dumb School, Polytechnic college for specially able students

Concluding his speech the Additional EO asserted besides all the above activities TTD is marching ahead with the Digitization of all its services and in the coming 2-3years would achieve 100% in its IT activities with an intention to provide transparent facilities to the scores of devotees amidst grand applause from the audience.

Sri Giresh Vasudev Kulkarni, Founder – ITCX, Temple Connect, Sri Prasad Lad, Chairman, ITCX 2025 and Chief WHIP of Maharashtra Legislative Council later felicitated the Additional EO of TTD with the laminted photo of Sri Venkateswara Swamy.

TTD JEO Sri Veerabrahmam, VC of Vedic University Sri Rani Sadasiva Murty, HDPP Secretary Sri Sriram Raghunath, Chief PRO Dr T Ravi and others on behalf of TTD were also present.