-Galla S Kiran Kumar,Bureau Chief Telagana (Andhra Pradesh)
Thithide gave a shock to the devotees of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy. After taking up the modernization works, the rent of rooms in some of the recently opened hostels has increased drastically.
A huge increase in the rent of accommodation rooms is served in the
name of increasing the facilities
Tirumala, Newstoday: Tithide shocked the devotees of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy. After taking up the modernization works, the rent of rooms in some of the recently opened hostels has increased drastically. Due to this, common and middle class devotees are suffering from price hike. To modernize all the old accommodation centers across Tirumala, the engineering authorities have invited tenders of Rs.110 crores and taken up the works. They provided facilities like AC and geyser and increased the rent. There are about 6000 rooms in Tirumala. The prices of hostels like Nandakam, Panchajanyam, Kaustubham and Vakulamata, which are already available to middle class people in Tirumala, have been increased from Rs.500, Rs.600 to Rs.1000. From the 1st of this month, the rooms in Narayangiri Rest House 1, 2 and 3 have been increased from Rs.150 to Rs.1700 inclusive of GST. In Narayangiri Resthouse 4, each room has been increased from Rs.750 to Rs.1700. The corner suite is Rs.2200 inclusive of GST. In special type cottages, the room rent of Rs.750 has been increased to Rs.2800 including GST. Devotees have to pay the deposit along with room rent. If you get the room for 1700 then you have to pay Rs.3400 along with the deposit. Common devotees are worried about these prices. They want the spiritual center to be seen from the perspective of devotees and not as a business center.
* It is Titi who has already increased the prices of most of the guest houses.. SMC, SNC, ANC, HVC, where most common devotees get accommodation at a rent of Rs.50, Rambhagicha, Varahaswamy Guest House, SNGH, HVDC, ATC, TBC, Saptagiri guest houses, which are offered at a rent of Rs.100, are also undergoing modernization works. It is reported that they are preparing to increase the rent of the rooms after completion.
Issue of Rs.300 SED tickets on 9th
For the convenience of Tirumala Srivari devotees, Thithide will release Rs.300 Special Entrance Darshan (SED) tickets for the month of February from 12th to 31st of this month at 10 am on 9th of this month. Darshan tickets have already been issued online from 1st to 11th of this month.
