5.2 PROVISIONS IN THE ACT 30/1987 FOR PROVIDING AMENITIES

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1 5.1 INTRODUCTION Tirumala is the celestial abode of Lord Venkateswara, Lord of Seven Hills, which is thronged by ardent devotees from all parts of India and the world as well. The pilgrims bearing all hardships young, old and even children - make their way to the shrine to have a glimpse of the Lord and pay Him their reverential homage. The Lord Srinivasa, the Supreme deity readily responds to the fervent call of the devotees in distress. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams is in-charge of a group of temples, educational and other charitable institutions. TTD is the biggest religious organisation for Hindus both in India and in the world. Among all the temples in India and abroad, the TTD is the greatest earner and spender. The influx of visiting pilgrims is increasing. In the true spirit of the adage, service to mankind is service to God, the TTD is serving the pilgrims and the public of Tirumala and Tirupati by providing various amenities like transportation, accommodation, food, darshan, medical facilities, health, water, electricity, roads, gardens, etc., to them. With regard to taking care of the visiting pilgrims to Tirumala and Tirupati, TTD took utmost care and stood first among all the Religious Institutions in the world. Among multiple functions of TTD, providing amenities to the devotees who visit Tirumala and Tirupati is one of the most important functions. 5.2 PROVISIONS IN THE ACT 30/1987 FOR PROVIDING AMENITIES The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 30 of lists out the various purposes for which the funds of the TTD are to be utilised. The list is as follows and in the list, there is clear mention about the points related to providing amenities to the pilgrims. 1. The maintenance, management and administration of the temples specified in the First Schedule and the endowments and the properties thereof including the conduct of performance of religious rituals, functions and festivals connected therewith; 2. The maintenance, management and administration of the educational or other institutions specified in the Second Schedule and the endowments and the properties thereof; Provided that the Government may, by notifications 142

2 published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette alter, add to or omit any of the items in the said schedules; 3. Propagation of Hindu religion by way of printing and publishing of literature on religion and sale thereof at concessional price; 4. Propagation, promotion and popularisation of study of Vedas, Hindu religion, Philosophy or Sastras, Indian languages including Sanskrit, Sculpture, Hindu temple architecture and epigraphy; 5. Training of Archakas to perform religious worship and ceremonies and the training of Adhyapakas and Vedaparayanikas; 6. Construction and maintenance of choultries and rest houses for the use and accommodation of the pilgrims; 7. Provision of water supply and other sanitary arrangements to the pilgrims and worshippers; 8. Establishment and maintenance of hospitals and dispensaries for the relief of the pilgrims and worshippers visiting the temples; 9. Construction and maintenance of roads and communications and the lighting thereof for the convenience of the pilgrims and worshippers; 10. Acquisition of any land or other immovable property for the TTD, if such acquisition is authorised by the Government; 11. Establishment and maintenance of dairy farm and a veterinary hospital for the animals of the TTD; 12. Any work or undertaking for purposes of the TTD, authorised by the Government; and 13. Any other religious or charitable purposes connected with or incidental to the TTD as may be prescribed. 5.3 UTILIZATION OF TTD FINANANCES IN PROVIDING AMENITIES An attempt is made in this chapter to review the utilization of TTD finances in providing amenities during a period of 13 years beginning from to The relevant expenditure in this regard is being maintained by TTD under the heads of Service Departments for Pilgrims-I, Service Departments for Pilgrims-II, 143

3 Service Departments for Temples and General Administration and Engineering Division in the budget in addition to the audited financial statements. The details are presented below. 5.4 PAYMENTS TO SOME IMPORTANT AMENITIES To meet the growing demand for pilgrim amenities, the TTD has been incurring huge expenditure. TTD has undertaken the works related to providing amenities to the pilgrims and public like construction of choultries, cottages, queue complexes, retiring rooms, dormitories, pilgrim amenities complexes, Kalyana mandapams and other buildings, roads, bridges and culverts. TTD has also undertaken the works related to providing amenities such as installing plants and machinery, electrical equipments, air conditioners, accounting machines, laboratory equipments and other office equipments. TTD has undertaken the work of providing amenities like water supply, electricity, furniture and library facility to the pilgrims and locals. TTD has also undertaken the works of repairs and maintenance of fixed assets. A detailed description of payments made by the TTD for providing the above stated some important amenities is presented below in Table 5.1. It is noticed from the table that the expenditure incurred by the TTD for construction of buildings in the year it was Rs.18,91,34,736/- and in it was Rs /-; for roads, bridges & culverts in the year it was Rs /- and in the year was Rs.40,8,63,400/-; for plants & machinery in the year it was Rs.10,50,318/- and in the year it was Rs.7,09,48,338/-; for repairs & maintenance of fixed assets in the year it was Rs.8,75,82,771/- and in the year was Rs.52,65,79,545/-; for providing furniture in the year it was Rs.6,50,36,616/- and in the year it was Rs.5,08,46,872/-; for providing water supply in the year it was Rs.7,61,29,814/- and in the year it was Rs.24,93,31,867/-; for repairs to water supply and drainage service in the year it was Rs.2,69,92,512/- and in the year it was Rs.6,75,69,215/-, for electrical installations in the year it was Rs. 3,71,50,712/- and in the year it was Rs.5,49,26,274/-, for electrical charges in the year it was Rs.18,45,02,999/- and in the year

4 14 it was Rs.38,27,67,289/-, for installation of air conditioners in the year it was Rs.17,08,896/- and in the year it was Rs.3,24,40,216/-, for installation of accounting machines in the year was Rs.94,766/- and in the year it was Rs.18,91,13,223/-; for other office equipments in the year it was Rs.81,047/- and in the year it was Rs.89,69,722/-; for laboratory equipments in the year it was Rs.27,186/- and in the year it was Rs.23,96,964/-; for utilities in the year it was Rs.3,58,616/- and in the year it was Rs.6,70,824/;, for library in the year it was Rs.1,23,317/- and in the year it was Rs.2,48,471/-. Linear growth percentage rates for Buildings, Roads, Bridges & culverts, plant & Machinery, repairs & maintenance of fixed assets, Furniture, Water supply, repairs of Water supply & Drainage Service, Electrical installations, Electrical charges, Air Conditioners, Accounting machines, other office equipments, Laboratory equipments, utilities and Library are 3.627, , , , 4.566, , , , 7.078, , , 8.162, 7.969, and respectively. Compound growth percentage rates for buildings, Roads, bridges & culverts, plants & machinery, Reports & Maintenance of fixed assets, furniture, water supply, Repairs to water supply & drainage service, Electrical installations, Electrical charges, Air Conditioners, Accounting machines, other office equipments, Laboratory equipments, Utilities and Library are 8.157, 4.957, , , , , , 9.723, 6.791, , , , , and respectively. There is no significant difference between payments for buildings, Roads, Bridges & culverts, plant & machinery, Furniture, Water Supply, Electrical installations, other office equipments, Laboratory equipments, utilities, Library with their respective means whereas there exists significant difference between payments of Repairs & maintenance of fixed assets, Repairs to water supply & drainage service and Electrical charges with their respective means. 145

5 TABLE 5.1 PAYMENTS TO SOME IMPORTAINT AMENITIES FROM TO Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited Audited 1. Buildings Roads, bridges & culverts Plant & machinery Repairs & maintenance of fixed assets Furniture Water supply Repairs to water supply, drainage service Electrical installations Electrical charges Air conditioners Accounting machines Other office equipments Laboratory equipments Utilities Library

6 Audited Audited Audited Budgeted Budgeted Budgeted LGR Growth rate CGR growth rate Source: TTD Audited Financial Statements from the years to , TTD Budget copies from the years to t 147

7 5.5 SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PILGRIMS-I The Service Departments for Pilgrims covers the heads, Choultries-Tirumala, OSD Office-Tirumala, Choultries-Tirupati, Srinivasam Complex-Tirupati, Panchayat Office-Tirumala, Information Centers / Kalyana mandapams, TTD Press- Tirupati, S.V.Canteens-Tirumala, S.V.Canteens-Tirupati, Health Office- Tirumala, Health Office-Tirupati, Vigilance & Security- Tirumala, Vigilance & Security- Tirupati, Editor Office-Tirupati, S.V. Museums- Tirupati and Tirumala, Kalyanakatta Complex-Tirumala and Revenue Department-Tirumala Accommodation Providing accommodation and other related amenities at Tirumala and Tirupati to the visiting pilgrims is one of the most important functions of the TTD Accommodation at Tirumala The responsibilities of the Reception and House Keeping wings at Tirumala are to ensure the allotment of available accommodation in the Choultries, Guest Houses and Cottages to the pilgrims, ensure the proper maintenance of the Choultries, Guest Houses and Cottages, their cleanliness and providing of amenities therein and to ensure that providing accommodation and Darshan of Lord Venkateswara to the VIPs is properly taken care of during their stay at Tirumala. There are three wings in Reception Department at Tirumala i.e. Dy.E.O.(R-I), Dy.E.O.(R-II), Dy.E.O.(R-III) to look after the related works of Reception. An average of 40,000 to 45,000 pilgrims per day will be accommodated at Tirumala. The total no of rooms available at Tirumala is around 7307 rooms / suites. Reception-I wing deals with allotment of accommodation in Rest Houses and cottages to the VIPs, VVIPs, Constitutional Dignitaries, Government Officials, State National and Foreign Guests as well as commercial pilgrims. Maintenance of Rest Houses i.e. SPGH, SVGH, Vishnupadam, Vikas Rest House, Narayanagiri Rest House, MBC, TBC, Spl.Type Cottage, VVC, ATGH, SNDRH. Supervision of Donor Rest Houses. Also dealing with providing of accommodation on current booking through RAMS(Kiosk), reserving and allotting to the VIPs on marking arrivals, maintenance of donor rest house by the donors, supplying of washed lynen, 148

8 cleanliness and providing of man power for room maintenance, looked after by the FMS Department. Allotment is being made round the clock with three (3) shift staff system. Reception-II wing deals with, computerization of cottage allotment, providing accommodation to the pilgrims in the areas viz., Rs.50/- rooms in ANC, GNC, HVC, SMC, SNC and Rs.100/- rooms in INC, HVDC, RBGH-I, II, III, SGGH and also free rooms in 2NC, 3NC & SGS. This wing is also responsible to monitor the Central Stores. Several counters are functioning for allotment of accommodation to the pilgrims visiting Tirumala CRO (General) Allotment Counter The counter is meant for allotment of cottages to the common pilgrims on first come first basis with a meagre rent of Rs.50/- for each room per day. Cottages will be given from this counter through online computer system. Accommodation will be provided in the areas viz., GNC, HVC, ANC, SMC, and SNC. There are about 2177 cottages are available for allotment on payment of Rs.50/- per cottage. All the cottages are furnished. This counter will work for 24 hours a day. Further, Rs.500/-, Rs.300/- and Rs.100/- tariff rooms are also allotted through this counter on normal days whenever the required number of rooms for ARP counter is exceeded T.B. Counter This counter was started for allotting rooms on letters of MLAs, MPs, MLCs, State and Central Ministers, Police Department, Judicial and other government and TTD staff on payment basis. The counter is running with one Superintendent with supporting staff in three shifts ARP Counters Allotment of Rooms/Cottages will be made through this counter to the pilgrims, those who reserved accommodation by sending Demand Draft / Money Order / Reservation made through e-darshan Counters and Internet. One separate 149

9 office is functioning from the office of AEO(R-I), TTD, Tirumala for receipt of Demand Drafts / Money Orders and confirmation of advance reservations against the receipts Donor Allotment Counter One exclusive counter is in operation from CRO (Main) building, Tirumala for providing accommodation to the Donors who donates for various schemes of TTD CRO Free Counter This computer is in operation for providing free accommodation through current booking. There are 180 free rooms are available for pilgrim allotment. In this category, Un-furnished rooms will be provided in Govardhan Choultries (2 nd NC) and Sapthagiri Satralu(SGS) Pilgrims Amenities Counter Halls Three Big Pilgrim Amenities Complexes are constructed near by CRO Main Building with spacious halls and along with following amenities. Sl.NO. Complex Name No.Halls No.of Lockers available 1 PAC I (278 Lockers in each hall) 2 PAC II (160 Lockers in each hall) 3 PAC III (124 Lockers in each hall) Facilities like providing of Mats on collection of Caution deposit, tonsuring, hot water, bath rooms and toilets are provided in the said complex. Approximately each complex will accommodate 4000 to 5000 pilgrims Marriage Cottages The following are the marriage cottages being allotted to the Pilgrims, those who want to perform marriage at Tirumala, at reasonable rates as furnished here under. A total of 16 Kalyanamandapams are available at Tirumala. 150

10 Sl.NO. Name of the Marriage Hall Rent in Rs. 1 ATC /- 2 TBC 71A, 71B 200/- each 3 SMC 226A & 226B 200/- each 4 SMC 237A & 237B 200/- each 5 SMC 248A & 248B 200/- each 6 2 nd NC 9 & 10 15/- each There are different types of accommodation at Tirumala to suit the needs of the pilgrims. There are full-fledged cottages and suites apart from well furnished Guest Houses and Choultries. The allotment of accommodation is made to the pilgrims at different counters earmarked for the purpose Accommodation At Tirupati Tirupati is the base camp for all the pilgrims arriving at Tirumala / Tirupati. TTD is having a well organized Reception & House-keeping Wing. The Reception & House-keeping wing looks after allotment of accommodation, grant of extension in deserving cases and watching vacation. The entire Reception & Housekeeping in Tirupati is kept under general supervision of the Dy.Exe.Officer (R&H), TTD, Tirupati and maintains two choultries, namely Sri Govindaraja Swamy Choultry and Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Choultry in addition to Vishnunivasam amenities complex and two guest houses i.e., S.V.Guest House, S.P.Guest House and two Kalyanamandapams, namely, Sri Srinivasa Kalyanamandapams with four (4) blocks and Sri Padmavathi Kalyanamandapam with 3 blocks. Further, for the convenience of pilgrims, locker facilities are also available at Sri Bhudevi Amenities Halls, near Alipiri Guest House and at II NC, Tirupati. Allotment of paid suits is being allotted at the Enquiry Offices of S.V.Guest House, S.P.Guest House and III NC(Choultries) and Vishnunivasam, Tirupati. Free rooms are available at II NC, at free / paid by computer system. In SPGH all Rooms are provided with A/c and TV facility.generally suites are allotted to VIPs and VVIPs only. 151

11 The TTD has provided the following amenities 1. Sudarshan counter (Rs.50/- only) for Darshan timings issue Counter at III New Choultry Tirupati. 2. Open Kitchen 3. Cloak Room facility / Pilgrims Amenities centre. 4. Parking of tourist buses. 5. Common lavatories 6. Travelling facility with A.P.S.R.T.C. In Vishnunivasam there are 196 and 8 non AC rooms and suites respectively. There are 8 AC suites and 576 lockers are there. The lockers are being provided on free of cost. The amenities provided at Vishnu nivasam are as follows: 1. Rooms are allotted to common pilgrims who are coming from long distance. 2. Parking facility is available. 3. Rs.50/- Sudarsan counter available. 4. General toilets facility is available. 5. Travelling facility from Tirupati to Tirumala is provided by APSRTC. 6. TTD Publication book stall. 7. Free luggage counter for carrying luggage from Tirupati to Tirumala. 8. Hospital facility. The Choultry and Guest House accommodation is kept in good sanitary condition. There are TTD Security Guards keeping watch over un-social elements. Suprabhatam and other devotional songs are relayed both in the morning and evening in the choultries. Facility is provided to the pilgrims who cook their own food. 152

12 Srinivasam Complex Srinivasam Complex is located opposite to APSRTC Bus Stand which is at a distance of 10 minutes walk from Railway Station, Tirupati. It is a large accommodation complex with 410 rooms. There are both A/c & Non A/C rooms. A/C room tariff is Rs.400/- & 600/- and Non A/C room tariff is Rs.200/-. In addition, there are 9 Dormitory Halls in the 1 st floor of the Complex to accommodate nearly 5,000 pilgrims. Those who do not require rooms can use these spacious halls and relax. 953 Lockers are available and the pilgrims staying in Dormitory Halls can use these lockers for keeping their personal belongings in safecustody. They will be provided Woollen Rugs, Mats & Locks on payment of Caution Deposit which is refundable and collect the same in Syndicate Bank CD Refund Counter, Srinivasam Complex, Tirupati. Pilgrims can choose Halls and make use of Common Toilets and Bath Rooms. Pilgrims can reserve accommodation in Srinivasam Complex, 20 days in advance by sending DDs drawn in favour of Executive Officer, TTD, Tirupati and sending it with a covering letter to the Dy.Executive Officer, Srinivasam Complex, TTD, Tirupati, clearly specifying the date of allotment required as per their requirement. Confirmation letter will be sent to the party, if the rooms are vacant for the dates requisitioned by the pilgrim party. If the ear-marked quota for advance reservation is exhausted, the DD will be returned to the party informing the same. Pilgrims are requested to send the DDs as per the fixed tariffs only for Advance Reservation of accommodation. The party has to bring the allotment letter and approach the Allotment Counter at the time of arriving and taking the room. The rooms can also be reserved through e-darshan from the TTD Information Centres / KM, if available in their place. Rooms will not be allotted for single person Other Amenities to Pilgrim Public In the Srinivasam Complex premises facilities to park vehicles of pilgrims is provided. APSRTC Buses also ply from Srinvasam Complex to Tirumala for the benefit of visiting pilgrim. APSRTC online booking counter is also available. From this complex, package tourist buses for other temples ply every day. Catering, Religious book-stalls of TTD Publications etc., is available at vantage points. For the convenience of the pilgrims, the facilities like post office, banking with ATM are 153

13 available. A free dispensary is run by TTD for the pilgrims as a welfare measure. Round the clock security arrangements are also made for the benefit of the visiting pilgrims. The details of facilities are furnished hereunder. 1. TTD publication stall & Sapthagiri Magazine stall. 2. Enquiry counter organized by Sri Vari Seva people. 3. Nationalized Banks (4 banks). 4. Canteens (2). 5. Post office. 6. Police Station out post. 7. Daily Purana Pravachanam by DPP. 8. RTC Reservation Counter. 9. Lepakshi Emporium. 10. APCO fabrics. 11. Rama Krishna Parama hamsa Book Stall. 12. TTD Free Medical Dispensary facility other shops. 14. Wheel Chair for disabled persons. 15. Lift facility 16. Sudarshan Counter for Rs.50/- tokens. 17. Telephone coin box facility 18. Canara Bank ATM center Madhavam Guest House Madhavam Guest House was inaugurated during the month of September year 2009 on the premises of Srinivasam Complex with sophisticated furniture. The allotment for the Madhavam Guest House will be given at Srinivasam Complex itself on first-cum-first served basis. In total, there are 574 rooms in Srinivasam Complex & Madhavam Guest House for allotment to pilgrim parties both through current booking and advance reservations. 154

14 TTD Information Centre-Cum-Rest House, Renigunta TTD Information Centre at Renigunta was opened on for the convenience of pilgrims who alight at Renigunta by various trains etc. Four rooms are available at Renigunta Information Centre and are being allotted to pilgrims on payment of LF charges of Rs.150/- per day. Two Dormitory halls with 18 lockers and two common toilets are also available. One Sudarshan counter is available for pilgrims for issue of Rs.50/- Sudarshanam tokens Health and Sanitation Providing medical aid and other related amenities at Tirumala and Tirupati to the visiting pilgrims is one of the most important functions of the TTD. The amenities related to the health and sanitation are provided by the Health Office, Tirumala and Health Office, Tirupati in TTD. The offices undertake municipal public health functions in Tirumala and TTD areas in Tirupati. The activities of this department are undertaken by a mix of TTD employees and contract workers. Besides, their activities are also undertaken through Facility Management System under the Engineering Department. The floating pilgrim population to Tirumala is to a tune of about 80,000 per day on an average. Inspite of such massive numbers, Tirumala is being kept very clean. TTD is spending about 66 crores for health and sanitation and Rs.26 crores for Facility Management and altogether Rs.92 crores per annum for the maintenance of health and sanitation at Tirumala and in its institutions situated at Tirumala and Tirupati. To attend to all the insect control activities like mosquitoes, house flies, bed bugs, cockroaches and rodents and facility management services a Vector control unit is established by TTD at Tirumala. The major activity of this unit is controlling vector borne diseases like Malaria, Chikun gunya, Dengue etc by controlling mosquitoes with canalization, fogging, anti-larval measures with MLO and abate and focal and regular sprayers. To ensure supply of quality food and water to the pilgrims a laboratory with all necessary equipments has been located at Tirumala. On an average, 30,660 tons of garbage in the entire Tirumala in different areas is accumulated per year and the same is lifted and transported to the dumping yard through seven tractors every day. And the garbage is being converted into manure. 155

15 As per the Government policy the free plastic zone at Tirumala is handled effectively by collecting plastic materials and converting them into balls in a plastic melting unit. The maintenance of sanitation of TTD institutions is being done by the Health Department of TTD. In addition to that certain areas have been entrusted to certain International Social Organizations on payment basis. A detailed description of revenue receipts of Service Departments for Pilgrims-I is presented in Table 5.2. It is noticed from the table 5.2 that the receipts of the Choultries of Tirumala, in the year were Rs.10,66,75,000/- and in Rs.23,10,50,000/-. In OSD Office, Tirumala, in the year it was Rs. 8,57,15,000/- and in the year it was Rs.43,00,00,000/-, Choultries, Tirupati in the year it was Rs.59,50,000/- and in the year it was Rs.12,55,00,000/-. In Srinivasam Complex in the year it was Rs.2,50,20,000/- and in the year it was Rs. 8,05,00,000/-. In the Information Centres / Kalyanamandapams in the year it was Rs.3,05,10,000/- and in the year it was Rs ,000/-. In S.V. Canteens of Tirumala in the year it was Rs.1,79,75,000/- and in the year it was Rs.27,00,000/-. In S.V. Canteens of Tirupati in the year was Rs.40,66,000/- and in the year it was Rs.27,25,000/-. In the case of Health Office, Tirumala in the year it was Rs.9,50,000/- and in the year it was Rs.25,00,000/-. With regard to Health Office, Tirupati, in the year it was Rs.2,70,000/- and in the year it was Rs.1,50,000/-, Vigilance & Security, Tirumala in the year was Rs.2,76,20,000/- and in the year was Rs.5,04,00,000/-, S.V. Museums, Tirumala/Tirupati in the year was Rs.6,25,000/- and in the year it was Rs.2,000/-, Kalyanakatta Complex, Tirumala in the year it was Rs.21,67,25,000/- and in the year it was Rs.204,01,22,000/- and in the case of Revenue Department, Tirumala, in the year it was Rs.8,50,00,000/- and in the year it was Rs.14,16,69,000/-. Linear and compound growth rates for Revenue Receipts of choultries are and percent respectively, for OSD office and percent, for choultries and percent, for Srinivasam Complex and percent, for Information Centers / Kalyana mandapams and

16 percent, for S.V. Canteens in Tirumala are and percent, for S.V Canteen in Tirupati and percent, for Health Office in Tirumala and percent, for Health Office in Tirupati and percent, for Vigilance & Security in Tirumala and percent, for Vigilance & Security in Tirupati and percent, for S.V. Museums and percent, for Kalyna Katta Complex in Tirumala and percent and for Revenue Department in Tirumala they are and percent respectively. Negative linear and compound growth rates are seen for Panchayat Office, TTD Press in Tirupati, S.V. Canteens in Tirumala, S.V. Canteens in Tirupati, Vigilance & Security and S.V. Museums in Tirupati and Tirumala. There exists significant difference between choultries in Tirumala, OSD Office in Tirumala, Choultries in Tirupati, Srinivasam Complex in Tirupati, Panchayat Office in Tirumala, Information Centers / Kalyana Mandapams, S.V. Canteens in Tirumala, S.V. Canteens in Tirupati, Health Office in Tirumala, Health Office in Tirupati, Vigilance & Security in Tirupati, Editor Office in Tirupati, Kalyana Katta Complex with respective means whereas there is no significant difference appear between TTD Press in Tirupati, Vigilance & Security in Tirumala, S.V. Museums, Tirupati / Tirumala and Revenue Department in Tirumala with their respective means. 157

17 TABLE 5.2 REVENUE RECEIPTS OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PILGRIMS-I FROM TO Year Choultries, Tirumala OSD Office, Tirumala Choultries, Tirupati Srinivasam Complex, Tirupati Panchayat Office, Tirumala Information Centers/ Kalyana Mantapams TTD Press, Tirupati SV Canteens, Tirumala SV Canteens, Tirupati LGR Growth Rate CGR Growth Rate t

18 Health office, Tirumala Health Office, Tirupati Vigilance & Security, Tirumala Vigilance & Security, Tirupati Editor Office, Tirupati SV Museums, Tpt/Tml Kalyana katta Complex, Tirumala Revenue Dept., Tirumala Source: TTD Budget copies from the years to

19 The revenue payments of Service Departments for Pilgrims-I are presented in Table 5.3. It is noticed from the table 5.2 that the revenue payments of the Choultries in Tirumala in the year were Rs.5,77,74,000/- and in they were Rs.14,23,25,000/- for OSD Office, Tirumala in the year they were Rs. 2,19,70,000/- and in the year went upto Rs.7,63,32,000/- for Choultries, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.2,48,27,000/- and in the year had gone upto Rs.6,15,21,000/-, Srinivasam Complex in the year they were Rs.62,82,500/- and in the year they were Rs. 2,81,83,000/- for Information Centres / Kalyanamandapams in the year they were Rs.3,05,20,000/- and in the year were Rs.10,41,99,000/- for S.V. Canteens, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.3,67,62,500/- and in the year had gone upto Rs.5,05,58,000/-, S.V. Canteens, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.1,04,04,500/- and in the year rose to Rs.3,07,49,000/- for Health Office, Tirumala in the year they amounted Rs.10,54,53,000/- and in the year rose to Rs.40,79,71,000/-. In the case of Health Office, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.3,28,76,500/- and in the year they rose to Rs.20,04,32,000/-, Vigilance & Security, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.2,57,82,000/- and in the year had gone upto Rs.29,56,72,000/-, S.V. Museums, Tirumala/Tirupati in the year they were Rs.62,71,000/- and in the year they were Rs.2,23,28,000/-. With regard to Kalyanakatta Complex, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.5,45,29,000/- and in the year rose to Rs.24,04,93,000/- and for Revenue Department Tirumala in the year they were Rs.25,66,000/- and in the year went upto Rs.45,13,000/-. Linear growth rate for Revenue payments of choultries in Tirumala, OSD Office Tirumala, Choultries in Tirupati, Srinivasam Complex in Tirupati, Panchayat Office in Tirumala, Information Centers / Kalayana Mandapams, TTD Press in Tirupati, S.V. Canteen in Tirumala, S.V. Canteen in Tirupati, Health Office in Tirumala, Health Office in Tirupati, Vigilance & Security in Tirupati, Editor Office in Tirupati, S.V Museum in Tirupati / Tirumala, Kalyana Katta Complex and Revenue Department in Tirumala is 9.080, , 7.435, , 9.438, 9.613, , 2.375, , , , , , 9.388, , and percents respectively. 160

20 Percentage of compound growth rate for choultries in Tirumala is percent, for OSD Office in Tirumala it is percent, for choultries in Tirupati it is 7.355, for Srinivasam Complex in Tirupati it is percent, for Panchayat Office in Tirumala it is percent, information centres / Kalyana Mandapams it is 9.287, TTD Press in Tirupati it is , S.V. Canteen in Tirumala it is 2.230, S.V. Canteens in Tirupati it is , for Health Office in Tirumala it is 19 percent for Health Office in Tirupati it is percent, for Vigilance & Security in Tirumala it is percent, for Vigilance & Security in Tirupati it is , for Editor Office in Tirupati it is percent, for S.V. Museums Tirupati / Tirumala it is percent, for Kalyana Katta Complex in Tirumala it is percent and for Revenue Department in Tirumala it is percent. All Components in revenue payments of Service Departments for Pilgrims I have significant difference from their respective means. A detailed description of t-test of revenue receipts and payments of Service Departments for Pilgrims-I is furnished in Table 5.4. The table reveals that there is a significant difference between Receipts and payments of choultries, OSD Office, Srinivasam, Panchayat Office, TTD Press, S.V.Canteens in Tirumala, S.V.Canteens in Tirupati, Health Office in Tirumala, Health Office in Tirupati, Vigilance & Security in Tirumala, Vigilance & Security in Tirupati, S.V. Museums Tirupati/Tirumala, Kalyana Katta Complex in Tirumala and Revenue Department in Tirumala. The table states that there is no significant difference between receipts and payments of choultries in Tirupati, Information Centres/Kalyana mandapams and editor office. 161

21 Year TABLE 5.3 REVENUE PAYMENTS OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PILGRIMS-I FROM TO Choultries, Tirumala OSD Office, Tirumala Choultries, Tirupati Srinivasam Complex, Tirupati Panchayat Office, Tirumala Information Centers/ Kalyana Mantapams TTD Press, Tirupati SV Canteens, Tirumala SV Canteens, Tirupati LGR Growth Rate CGR Growth Rate t

22 Health office, Tirumala Health Office, Tirupati Vigilance & Security, Tirumala Vigilance & Security, Tirupati Editor Office, Tirupati SV Museums, Tpt/Tml Kalyana katta Complex, Tirumala Revenue Dept., Tirumala Source: TTD Budget copies from the years to

23 TABLE 5.4 REVENUE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PILIGRIMS - I FROM CHOULTRIES OSD OFFICE CHOULTRIES TPT SRINIVASAM PANCHAYAT OFFICE INFORMATION CENTERS TTD PRESS SV CANTEENS TML SV CANTEENS TPS groups Mean Std. Deviation t-value p value sig Receipts Payments ** Receipts Payments ** Receipts Payments ns Receipts Payments * Receipts Payments * Receipts Payments ns Receipts Payments ** Receipts Payments ** Receipts Payments ** 164

24 HEALTH OFFICE HEALTH OFFICE TPT VIGILLANCE VIGILLANCE TPT EDITOR OFFICE SV MUSEUM KALYANAKATTA Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts Payments Receipts REVENUE DEPT Payments Source: TTD Budget copies from the years to Note : ** = Significant at 0.01 level * = Significant at 0.05 level ns = Not Significant ** ** ** ** ns ** ** ** 165

25 The capital payments of Service Departments for Pilgrims-I are presented in Table 5.5. It is noticed from the table 5.5 that the capital payments of the Choultries, Tirumala in the year were Rs.22,00,000/- and in were Rs.1,00,000/- for OSD Office, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.8,75,000/- and in the year they came down to Rs.50,000/- for Choultries, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.5,00,000/- and in the year they came down to Rs. 1,00,000/- for Srinivasam Complex in the year they amounted to Rs.3,00,500/- and in the year they fell to Rs. 10,000/- for Information Centres / Kalyanamandapams in the year they were Rs.17,50,000/- and in the year they fell to Rs.10,000/-, S.V. Canteens, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.19,30,000/- and in the year they fell sharply to Rs.50,000/- for S.V. Canteens, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.6,00,000/- and in the year were only Rs.50,000/- for Health Office, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.50,00,000/- and in the year were only Rs.6,00,000/- for Health Office, Tirupati in the year they were Rs.30,000/- and in the year was Rs.1,00,000/-, Vigilance & Security, Tirumala in the year they rose to Rs.10,00,000/- and in the year rose to Rs.48,00,000/ for S.V. Museums, Tirumala/Tirupati in the year was Rs.2,10,000/- and in the year they were Rs.5,00,000/- for Kalyanakatta Complex, Tirumala in the year they were Rs.2,50,000/- and in the year fell to Rs.60,000/- and for Revenue Department Tirumala, in the year they were Rs.5,000/- and in the year they amounted to Rs.50,000/-. Negative linear and compound growth rates for Choultries in Tirumala are and percent respectively. For OSD Office in Tirumala they are and percent respectively, for Choultries in Tirupati they are and percent respectively, for panchayat Office in Tirumala they are and percent respectively, for Information centres and Kalyana Mandapams they are and percent respectively, for Canteens in Tirumala they are percent and percent respectively, for Canteens in Tirupati they are percent and percent, for Health Office in Tirumala they are

26 and percent respectively, for S.V. Museums in Tirupati / Tirumala they are percent and percent respectively, for Kalyana Katta Complex in Tirumala are percent and percent respectively and for Revenue Department in Tirumala they are percent and percent respectively. Positive linear and Compound growth rates for TTD Press in Tirupati are percent and percent for Vigilance & Security in Tirupati they are percent and percent respectively, for Vigilance & Security in Tirumala they are percent and percent respectively and for Editor Office in Tirupati they are percent and percent respectively. Health Office in Tirupati recorded positive linear growth of percent and Negative Compound growth of percent. There is no significant difference for Health Office, Tirupati, Revenue Department in Tirumala with their respective means, whereas other Service Departments for Pilgrim-I is significantly differ from their means. 167

27 Year TABLE 5.5 CAPITAL PAYMENTS OF SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR PILGRIMS-I FROM TO Choultries, Tirumala OSD Office, Tirumala Choultries, Tirupati Srinivasam Complex, Tirupati Panchayat Office, Tirumala Information Centers/ Kalyana Mantapams TTD Press, Tirupati Canteens, Tirumala Canteens, Tirupati LGR Growth Rate CGR Growth Rate t

28 Health office, Tirumala Health Office, Tirupati Vigilance & Security, Tirumala Vigilance & Security, Tirupati Editor Office, Tirupati SV Museums, Tpt/Tml Kalyana katta Complex, Tirumala Revenue Dept., Tirumala Source: TTD Budget copies from the years to

29 5.5.3 Free Food As the first and foremost basic need of a Human being is food, TTD is providing daily free food to all the devotees visiting Tiruchanur, Tirupati and Tirumala from all over India and abroad without any distinction of caste, creed, religion, race or community. The details of the amenities provided by the TTD in this connection are presented below. Annam Para Brahma Swarupam, food only can support the body to attain dharma, artha, kama, and moksha. The persons who participate in this sacred activity of Annadanam will get moksha and get first entry in the heaven. Service to humanity is service to God. Serving food to the hungry is equal to effect of performing ritual yagna. Human being can be satisfied only with food but not with gold, dress and other things, as he desires to have them more and more. But, in the case of food a man wholeheartedly says that the food is enough for him. Providing free food is the best activity among all the activities of charity. Tirumala is the greatest among all the places in the universe. Lord Venkateswara is the greatest among all the Gods at all times. Undertaking charitable acts in the greatest place to the devotees of greatest God is the speciality of TTD Nitya Annadanam. It is unity of the three ultimate things. TTD started the activity on as a scheme in the name of Sri Venkateswara Nitya Annadanam Endowment Scheme with a view to serve food to 2000 pilgrims per day on free of cost basis. It has grown over the years and later the scheme was transformed into a registered trust in the name of Sri Venkateswara Nitya Annadanam Trust with effect from Recently the Trust name is modified as Sri Venkateswara Nitya Anna Prasadam Trust. TTD served food on a free of cost basis to 6,17,02,000 pilgrims during the financial year of i.e. from the month of April 2012 to March The average number of pilgrims served per month in the financial year is 51,42,000 numbers and the average number of pilgrims served per day is 1,69,000 numbers. So the statistical data reveals that at present TTD is serving food to about 90,309 numbers, food items to about 78,747numbers and altogether to 1,69,056 pilgrims on an average per day, on free of cost, in all the places at Tirumala, Foot path to Tirumala, Tirupati and Tiruchanur. The sacred activity is being done continuously for the last 28 years. On completion of 25 years, a silver jubilee function of the Trust was organised by the 170