The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) trust board has decided to enhance the wages of nearly 9,750 contract and outsourced employees working in various departments under skilled, highly skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled categories.
Briefing the deliberations of the meeting to the media, TTD Chairman B. Karunakar Reddy along with Executive Officer A.V. Dharma Reddy on Monday said the employees will be given a hike ranging from ₹3,000 to ₹20,000.
The contract, outsourced, FMS and sanitation employees will also be provided subsidised breakfast and lunch in the TTD canteen on par with regular employees for which the board has sanctioned ₹8.15 crore (for the expansion of the kitchen) and another ₹3 crore for the purchase of equipment.