Tirupati, January 20, 2026: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is weighing a corpus fund plan for temples under its umbrella, excluding the iconic Tirumala Venkateswara shrine, to handle daily operations more reliably.
Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal raised the idea during a January 20 review of hundi collections and expenses across affiliated and local sites. Many temples face budget shortfalls, while others break even.
Under the proposal, each temple would build a non-withdrawable corpus invested to generate interest for recurring costs like maintenance, repairs, utilities, and general expenses.
Major works and festivals would draw from TTD’s main resources instead. Singhal also pushed for separate Annadanam accounts, QR-code donations, and SOPs to improve oversight and efficiency at these sites.
