TIRUMALA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) proposes to sell the Rs 300 ‘Sheeghra Darshan’ tickets through post offices. It is set to finalise the deal with India Post in this regard on Tuesday.
The sale of these ‘darshan’ tickets at the post offices is in addition to their online sale. These two modes of sale will help the pilgrims save a lot of time. They can plan their pilgrimage to Tirumala as per the ‘darshan’ timings printed on the tickets.
It has been observed that at least 50 per cent of the pilgrims purchasing tickets at Tirumala are those seeking the Rs 300 ‘Sheeghra Darshan’ tickets and sometimes they have to wait for long hours in the queue for buying the tickets.
The TTD is getting a new software developed exclusively for the sale of the Rs 300 ‘Sheeghra Darshan’ tickets online and also through the post offices. It has been trying to sign an MoU with India Post for some months now.
TTD JEO (Tirumala) KS Srinivasaraju will meet additional director (Marketing), Hyderabad Postal Circle Suryanarayana and Tirupati Circle Postal Superintendent PVVSN Sarma on Tuesday to finalise the deal.
According to the sources, the TTD has decided to sell 5,000 tickets though the post offices in the first phase. Later, it would enhance the volume of sales by another 5,000 tickets after sorting out the teething problems.
The 5,000 tickets in the first phase will be available only in AP and Telangana.
The sale of these ‘darshan’ tickets at the post offices is in addition to their online sale. These two modes of sale will help the pilgrims save a lot of time. They can plan their pilgrimage to Tirumala as per the ‘darshan’ timings printed on the tickets.
It has been observed that at least 50 per cent of the pilgrims purchasing tickets at Tirumala are those seeking the Rs 300 ‘Sheeghra Darshan’ tickets and sometimes they have to wait for long hours in the queue for buying the tickets.
The TTD is getting a new software developed exclusively for the sale of the Rs 300 ‘Sheeghra Darshan’ tickets online and also through the post offices. It has been trying to sign an MoU with India Post for some months now.
TTD JEO (Tirumala) KS Srinivasaraju will meet additional director (Marketing), Hyderabad Postal Circle Suryanarayana and Tirupati Circle Postal Superintendent PVVSN Sarma on Tuesday to finalise the deal.
According to the sources, the TTD has decided to sell 5,000 tickets though the post offices in the first phase. Later, it would enhance the volume of sales by another 5,000 tickets after sorting out the teething problems.
The 5,000 tickets in the first phase will be available only in AP and Telangana.
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