TIRUPATI, DECEMBER 16, 2025: To facilitate easy and hassle-free UPI payments for devotees, the Executive Officer of TTD, Anil Kumar Singhal, has directed officials concerned to install kiosk machines and QR codes in all 60 TTD-run temples located across the country.
The EO issued these instructions during a review meeting held with senior officials on Monday at his chambers in the TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati.
During the meeting, the EO instructed the Chief Engineer to prepare two to three standard design models for the proposed construction of 5,000 temples planned by TTD in backward regions, stating that this would help expedite the temple construction process in those areas.
He also directed that the modernisation works of the TTD staff quarters located at Vinayaka Nagar in Tirupati be taken up on a fast-track basis.
Installation of CCTV cameras in the area should also be expedited. Further, he stressed that there should be no delay in the payment of bills to contractors.
The EO instructed officials to install proper information display boards for the benefit of devotees at the Appalayagunta temple. He also directed that the repair works of the movable bridge inside the Srivari Temple be completed before Vaikuntha Ekadasi.
With regard to the Bandra temple in Mumbai, the EO directed the JEO, CE and concerned officials to conduct a field-level inspection and take necessary corrective measures.
He further instructed that the special officers appointed for local temples should coordinate with the concerned departments and take prompt steps towards the development of their respective temples.
On the lines of Tirumala, the EO directed that devotee feedback on TTD services should also be collected at Tiruchanoor and Tirupati Govindaraja Swamy temples.
The EO also instructed officials to coordinate with concerned authorities and take necessary steps for the construction of temples at Belagavi in Karnataka and for the allotment of land towards the construction of a Srivari temple at Patna in Bihar.
Regarding religious publications, he directed that an expert committee be constituted to provide appropriate recommendations on the distribution of previously printed books.
He also instructed the JEO to take necessary steps for the reprinting of high-demand TTD publications in accordance with readers’ preferences.
The review meeting was attended by TTD JEO Veerabrahmam, CV&SO Muralikrishna, FA & CAO Balaji, Chief Engineer Satyanarayana, Deputy CF Phani Kumar Naidu and other officials.
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