Archive · 19 Aug 2026
TTD Praises Vegetable Donors Sustaining Srivari Annaprasadam Programme
TTD provides free food called Srivari Annaprasadam.
The programme needs many vegetables every day.
Vegetable use has grown from about 5.34 tonnes to 8.44 tonnes daily in three years.
More than four lakh portions are served on an average day.
Around 30 donors from several states have supplied vegetables for 25 to 30 years.
TTD thanked these donors for maintaining quality and arranging proper packing and transport.
TTD uses cold storage for vegetables that last longer.
It plans to create a donor policy and an online system to quickly share its needs.
TTD Additional EO Ch Venkaiah Chowdary praised vegetable donors supporting Srivari Annaprasadam.
Daily vegetable consumption has increased from 5.34 tonnes to 8.44 tonnes in three years.
TTD serves more than four lakh Annaprasadam portions on an average day.
About 30 donors from three to four states supply 33 vegetable varieties.
TTD plans a donor policy and real-time online system to improve coordination and reduce spoilage.
- Who
- TTD Additional EO Ch Venkaiah Chowdary, TTD officials, and about 30 vegetable donors.
- What
- A review meeting discussed vegetable supply for Srivari Annaprasadam and the upcoming brahmotsavam.
- When
- Tuesday evening; the donors have supplied vegetables for about 25 to 30 years.
- Where
- Sudharma Hall in Tirumala.
- Why
- To plan supply, transport, storage, quality control, and future vegetable needs while sustaining free food distribution.
- Daily vegetable use
- About 8.44 tonnes at present, up from about 5.34 tonnes three years ago.
- Daily food service
- More than four lakh Srivari Annaprasadam portions on average.
- Vegetable donors
- Around 30 donors from three to four states.
- Vegetable varieties
- 33 types of vegetables.
- Supply history
- Donors have supplied vegetables for approximately 25 to 30 years.
- Storage method
- Cold storage is used for longer-lasting vegetables, while perishable items are prioritized for early use.
- Planned improvements
- TTD will develop a donor policy and an online real-time coordination system.