The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’s (TTD) Administrative Board has on Monday decided to extend the term of former Officer on Special Duty Dollar Seshadri by another two years.
The TTD Administrative Board, which met under the chairmanship of Kanumuri Bapiraju took this decision and stated this would be the last extension for the controversial official, who was embroiled in the missing gold and dollars scam.
The Board has also decided to purchase 3,300 tonnes of ghee for daily rituals and other programmes and allotted Rs 80 crore for the same.
The Board has decided to construct Lord Venkateswara Temple at Kurukshetra with an amount of Rs 30 crore. While clearing the pending dues of Rs 29 crore for the Special Protection Force, the Board has decided to recruit 368 veda pundit posts for the temple. It has also been decided to regularize 321 barbers working at Kalyanakatta, apart from appointing 320 new barbers for tonsuring devotees.
The board also decided to construct new buildings for Padmavathi degree college at a cost of Rs 7 crore. The board has also released Rs 7.8 crore for the consturction of nursing wing and hostel at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences. The Board has decided to give priority for those devotees, who come by walk, for free darshan of Lord Venkateswara without adhering to timings.
—INN