TTD BOARD MEETING

TTD Trust Board Meeting held under the Chairmanship of Sri D.K.Audikesavulu Naidu at Annamayya Bhavan, Tirumala on Saturday

The following decisions were taken in the meeting:

• As part of security measures it is decided to arrange fencing (with grill gates) around four mada streets with necessary gates.
• Instructed the engineering wing to complete the works of Kalyana Vedika located enroute to Papavinasanam within three months.
• It is decided to arrange a Gemmology Lab for the testing of Quality of Jewels at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs with the support of experts in this field and Government Mint.
• For providing better amenities to the pilgrims and to seek public opinion on pilgrim’s facilities, Q lines management, Agamas and rituals, charitable activities, Annadanam, Security, Kalyana Katta and other related subjects, TTD will conduct a seminar in the first week of March 2010 in SVETA, Tirupati. Experts from different walks of life public and pilgrims can take part in the seminars so as to give good suggestions.
• It is decided to request the government to seek the statues of deemed university to the present S.V.Music College.
• The TTD will start Loka Kalyana Radhams (moving temples) i.e. three Radhams in the month of March first week. The Radhams along with Lord Idols, priests etc. Will stay in the rural places for a week or ten days and arrange different charitable, religious and bhakthi activities as part of Hindu Dharma Pracharam.
• Medical allowances and other facilities will be extended to the retired Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad employees.
• An MoU is made with Shankar Netralaya, Chennai to maintain the present Srinivasa Shankar Netralayam,TTD Tirupati for a period of one year.
• It is decided to complete the works and hand over the golden crown for Gyanaprasoonambika Amma Varu of Sri Kalahasthi.
• The students of Smartha, Veda in TTD Veda Patasala will be deposited Rs. 3 lakhs as deposit. After the completion of 12 year of duration, each student will get Rs. 12 lakhs. Similarly some more Veda Patasala will also be established in Chilkur, Manthani, and Produttur in Andhra Pradesh.

Later he announced that His Excellency the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and His Excellency of Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Hon’Ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will participate in Nada Neerajanam programme in connection with Latha Mangeshkar audio CD release on Jan 30 at 7pm, convocation of S.V.Vedic University at 9.30am on Jan 31 and Purnahuthi of Asttothara Sathakundathmaka Maha Santhi Yagam at Srinivasa Mangapuram by 11.30am on Jan 31 he added. Later he also informed that the TTD is also planning to conduct an International Vedic conference in Tirumala in the month of March 2010.

Sri I.Y.R.Krishna Rao, Executive Officer, TTDs, Sri Sundara Kumar, Endt Commissioner, TTD Board Members Sri Alluru Subramanyam, Smt. Indira Reddy, Sri Muthyam Reddy, Sri Routu Suryaprakash Rao, Sri Chavireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Dr.M.Anjaiah, Sri Kale Yadaiah, Sri Ch.Sathyanarayana, Sri Murali, DyEO(General) were present.