The TTD allocates ₹1,773.75 crore for human resource payments, ₹800 crore for corpus and other investments and ₹768.50 crore for material purchases. 
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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Monday approved the budget for the 2025-26 financial year, projecting an estimated revenue of ₹5,258.68 crore. 

As is customary, the temple hundi topped the list of sources of income, with an estimated revenue of ₹1,729 crore, an increase of over ₹58 crore more than that of the 2024-25 fiscal.

The interest earned on investments was the second major source of income, with an estimated revenue of  ₹1,310 crore, which is ₹57 crore more than ₹1,253 crore in 2024-25.  

Other major receipts included ₹600 crore from the sale of laddu and other prasadams, ₹310 crore from the sale of darshan tickets, ₹176.50 crore from the sale of human hair, ₹157 crore from accommodation and Kalyanamandapams, ₹130 crore by way of Arjitha Seva receipts, ₹90 crore trust receipts, ₹76.38 crore from loans and advances to employees, EMD, security deposits (as against ₹ 123.38 crore in 2024-25), ₹31 crore publication receipts, ₹66 crore by way of rent, electrical and water charge receipts, besides ₹93.90 crore being other receipts.

On the expenditure side, a major chunk of ₹1,773.75 crore was allocated for human resource payments, ₹800 crore for corpus and other investments, ₹768.50 crore for material purchases, ₹350 crore for engineering capital works, ₹150 crore for engineering maintenance works, ₹130 crore for grants to other institutions, ₹121.50 crore for HDPP and allied project payments, ₹117.62 crore towards loans and advances to employees, EMD, security deposits etc., ₹100 crore being pension and gratuity fund contributions. 

Other expenses include electrical charges (₹70 crore), SVIMS engineering capital works (₹60 crore) contributions to the State government (₹50 crore), other capital works and revenue grants ₹52.50 crore each, other payments of ₹50.18 crore for fairs and festival expenses, insurance, taxes, professional fees etc., besides ₹40 crore towards other maintenance works and ₹8.00 crore being the cost of tender publications and advertisements. 

While the opening cash and bank balance stood at ₹488.90, the closing balance was pegged at an estimated ₹448.73 crore.