A TTD emplotee cleans the temple precincts at Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala, File photograph
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Special Chief Secretary (Endowments – Revenue) R. Karikala Valaven, in an order to the Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), on Thursday, December 7, 2023, accorded permission for payment of ‘Brahmotsava bahumanam’ to the employees.
Accordingly, an quantity of ₹14,000 might be paid to the TTD employees, together with the employees working within the Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad (HDPP), these engaged on deputation, consolidated pay and time-scale, moreover sanctioning ₹6,850 to the employees working in different classes as on September 18, 2023.
The TTD board, throughout its assembly in November, had handed a decision for the grant of the customary ‘bahumanam’ to its employees, and submitted the proposal to authorities for ratification.