TTD plans to lease out Kalyanamandapams

TTD plans to lease out  Kalyanamandapams
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In order to reduce financial burden on TTD, it has been decided to lease out nonviable Kalyanamandapams of TTD Many of the TTD Kalyanamandapams are running in losses while a few of them are functioning with some marginal income

Chittoor: In order to reduce financial burden on TTD, it has been decided to lease out non-viable Kalyanamandapams of TTD. Many of the TTD Kalyanamandapams are running in losses while a few of them are functioning with some marginal income.

There are about 45 TTD Kalyanamandapams in the district and of them, 30 are struggling for proper maintenance. Some of the TTD mandapams in Puttur and others places in the district have already been leased out, sources said.

About 30 years ago, the TTD has constructed a Kalyanamandapam in Chittoor with an out lay of Rs.50 lakhs. Kalyanamandapams of TTD are meant for performing marriages and religious events of Hindu religion. During the last thirty years , the TTD has been collecting Rs.6,000 as rent per day for performing marriages. As there are no minimum facilities in the Kalyanamandapams , people are not interested to perform marriages, it is said.

Speaking to The Hans India, K Subhashini, Manager, Chittoor TTD Kalyanamandapam admitted that there was no required response from the public to avail the TTD Kalyanamandapam due to various reasons.

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