TIRUPATI: Ensuring a hassle-free darshan, accommodation, tonsuring facility and distribution of laddu prasadam to the multitude of visiting pilgrims were the top priorities of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, said its executive officer D Sambasiva Rao here on Monday.
“We have streamlined the advance online booking system for Rs 300 and Rs 50 tickets, enhanced transparency in allotting accommodation by making announcements in Tirumala about vacant rooms every hour, introduced new system for allotting additional laddus and revamped the entire system in Kalyana Katta tonsuring area. We are thinking of allotting laddu tokens online for those who book Rs 300 and Rs 50 tickets online, on payment of an additional Rs 50 for two laddus,” he detailed.
Elaborating the developmental programmes in Tirupati, the EO said, “We have now focused on improving the amenities at the Balaji Institute of Surgery, Research and Rehabilitation for the Disabled and Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences and sanctioned Rs 25 crore and Rs 35 crore respectively towards the development of both hospitals. We are also planning to bring a tertiary eye care hospital in Tirupati and negotiating with top three eye hospitals in the country,” he added.
Meanwhile action has been taken against three regular staff and two contract employees, who were allegedly found guilty in a vigilance inquiry into the laddu token scandal, Rao said.
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