Tirumala Temple Trust receives Rs 5.6 crore in donations from Hyderabad donors
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday received donations totalling Rs. 5.6 crore from two Hyderabad-based sources—a late IRS officer and a private firm. The late YVSS Bhaskar Rao bequeathed assets worth Rs. 3.66 crore, including a residential property and ₹66 lakh in cash, to various TTD trusts.
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday received donations totalling Rs 5.6 crore from two Hyderabad-based donors, a late IRS officer and a private company.
According to an official release, late IRS officer YVSS Bhaskar Rao had bequeathed assets worth Rs 3.66 crore to the temple trust. The donation included a residential property valued at Rs 3 crore and Rs 66 lakh in cash.
The contribution was formally handed over to TTD officials.
The cash Rs 66 lakh is to be distributed among various TTD trusts, including Rs 36 lakh to the Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust, and Rs 6 lakh each to the Sri Venkateswara Sarva Sreyas Trust, Veda Parirakshana Trust, Go Samrakshana Trust, Vidyadana Trust, and SRIVANI Trust.
Three trustees of Rao handed over the property documents and donation cheques to TTD additional executive officer Venkaiah Chowdary, it said.
Trinity Combine Private Ltd company contributed Rs 2 crore to the temple body’s Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam Trust in the form of multiple cheques.
Representatives of the company handed over the donation to Chowdary at Ranganayakula Mandapam in Tirumala, the release added.
