Sri
Venkateswara Nitya Annadana Scheme.
T.T.Devasthanams
has envisaged this scheme, aimed to provide full meals freely to the devotees at Tirumala.
A donor can make
an endowment of Rs 5 Lakhs or Rs 10 Lakhs or Rs 1,000.00 individually there of to the
T.T.Devasthanams and the Devasthanams will contribute an equal amount towards matching
grant and deposit the entire amount in a Nationalized Bank to feed over 10,000 pilgrims
every day on the interest earned.
Donation can be
by individuals, firms, companies etc, and they are eligible for exemption of income tax
under 80 (G).
Donor's name will
be displayed prominently in the dining hall.It will also be printed on the free meal
coupons issued to the pilgrims and read in Srivari Koluvu every morning before the Lord.
Many
philanthropists like Sarvasree L.V.Ramaiah, Mansinghka, R.P. Goenka, Eswara Prasad Poddar,
Natubhaiah Ambani, B.M.Khaitan, R.K.Jalan, M.R.Chhabria and Ramnath Goenka had already
donated for this pious cause.The T.T.Devasthanams appealed to all philanthropists to send
their donations for the scheme to the Executive Officer, T.T.Devasthanams,
Tirupati - 517 504 Andhra Pradesh, India. |