Tirupati, March 24 (PTI) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman, B R Naidu on Monday said the TTD Board of Trustees approved a budget of Rs 5,259 crore for the fiscal year 2025-26.

In addition to approving the budget, the board passed several key resolutions, including increasing salaries for 'Potu' (temple kitchen) workers and exploring the feasibility of offering offline darshan for elderly and differently-abled devotees.

"The TTD Board of Trustees has approved a budget of Rs 5,258.68 crore for the financial year 2025-26," Naidu stated in an official press release, adding that several significant resolutions were also adopted.

Among these, the board decided to examine the feasibility of increasing salaries for 'Potu' workers and enhancing their medical benefits.

The board also approved financial assistance for the reconstruction of temples in Kodangal, Karimnagar, Upamaka, Anakapalle, Kurnool, Dharmavaram, Talakona, and Tirupati (Gangamma temple).

Additionally, the board also decided to reconstruct select VIP and non-VIP guest houses in Tirumala and cancel the allotment of 20 acres of land previously designated for a science city and museum at Alipiri.

Furthermore, the board resolved to explore the possibility of providing offline darshan for elderly and differently-abled devotees. PTI STH SSK ROH

Budget approval and institutional measures: board advances staff benefit reviews, temple restorations, property reallocation, and accessibility planning. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board of Trustees approved the annual institutional budget and adopted measures directing examination of salary revision and enhanced medical benefits for temple kitchen workers, authorised financial assistance for reconstruction of specified temples, approved reconstruction of selected guest houses, cancelled a prior land allotment at Alipiri, and resolved to explore offline darshan to improve accessibility for elderly and differently abled devotees.