TTD Plans Financial Independence for Temples

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is planning to create special savings accounts, called corpus funds, for the 61 temples it manages.

Right now, only 13 of these temples can pay for their own daily expenses, like taking care of the temple and paying workers.

The other 48 temples need help from TTD.

To fix this, TTD will give each temple a starting amount of money.

This money will earn interest, and the interest will be used to pay for daily expenses.

Over time, the temples will use their own donations and visitor contributions to grow this savings account.

The goal is to make all the temples able to take care of themselves without needing extra help from TTD.

Additionally, many devotees still prefer sending money orders to the temple, as it is part of their worship ritual.

The TTD respects this tradition and ensures that acknowledgments are delivered promptly.