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Headline: TTD Board Approves ₹14.10 Crore for Talakona Temple Development, Hikes Salaries for Temple Staff

Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh – December 17, 2025 – The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board has approved ₹14.10 crore for the second phase of construction works at the Talakona Siddheswara Swamy Temple. This announcement was made following a TTD board meeting held in Tirumala on Tuesday, presided over by Chairman B.R. Naidu. The amount marks a significant increase from the ₹4 crore allocated during the initial phase.

In addition to the Talakona temple development, the board also approved the addition of 270 hostel seats at Sri Padmavati Mahila Degree College in Tirupati, bringing the total capacity to 2,100.

The TTD will continue to manage road maintenance and street lighting in Tirupati.

Other key decisions made during the meeting include providing mid-day meals for day scholars at the TTD’s SV Junior College and SPW Junior College, mirroring a scheme already in place at state government junior colleges.

The board also approved the implementation of digital classrooms, CCTV cameras, computers, and necessary software and staffing for the TTD’s 31 educational institutions, based on a report from the TTD Education Sub-Committee.

A three-member committee has been formed to review and propose changes to the names of roads, junctions, and areas in Tirumala. The committee consists of Dr. Chakravarthi Ranganathan (Director, National Sanskrit University Distance Education Center), Dr. Medasani Mohan (Special Officer, Annamacharya Project), and Dr. Prabhakar Krishnamurthy (Special Officer, Purana Ithihasa Project).

Finally, the board approved salary increases for 62 priests, attendants, kitchen workers, and prasadam distributors working at TTD-affiliated temples. Priests will see their salaries rise from ₹25,000 to ₹45,000, attendants from ₹23,140 to ₹30,000, kitchen workers from ₹24,279 to ₹30,000, and prasadam distributors from ₹23,640 to ₹30,000.

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