Private agency to handle Tirumala laddu counters
The Hindu
Darshan ticket, tonsuring token counters also to be managed by the agency
The TTD resolved to make use of expertise of professional agencies in the management of various counters that have a direct interface with pilgrims visiting Tirumala. The decision was taken with an intention to extend faster and transparent services to devotees. Speaking to the media after formally launching the services of Bengaluru-based KVM Info, which was entrusted with the operations at the laddu counters, Additional EO A.V. Dharma Reddy on Thursday said that the handling of all the 164 counters, including the scanning of darshan tickets at Vaikuntam complex, tonsuring tokens at Kalyanakatta and Slotted Sarva Darshan (SSD) counters at Tirupati besides the ones at Alipiri toll gate would be handed over to the agency.More Related News
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