Tirupati Temple Board Moves to End Non-Hindu Employment and Enhance Pilgrim Experience
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board has decided to remove non-Hindu employees and introduce AI to reduce darshan wait times.
- The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board plans to terminate the employment of non-Hindu staff and transfer them to the Andhra Pradesh government.
- TTD aims to implement artificial intelligence to cut darshan waiting times from 20-30 hours to just 2-3 hours.
- The board has prohibited political statements within Tirumala and will take action against violators.
- In response to a ghee adulteration controversy, a committee will monitor the quality of ghee used in temple offerings.
- TTD will transfer its cash deposits from private banks to nationalized banks for increased security.