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- Chief Minister N.
- Chandrababu Naidu has suggested that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) should reduce its permanent staff in favor of using more volunteers for pilgrim services.
- This proposal has sparked backlash in Tirupati, where the local economy relies heavily on TTD employment.
- Political opponents and labor unions have criticized the plan, arguing that it ignores the importance of stable employment for the region and misrepresents the organization's current wage expenditures.
What to watch next
- Reaction of local voters to the employment policy ahead of local body elections.
- Potential labor union protests against the proposed staffing changes at TTD.
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Bhumana Karunakar Reddy
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“Mr. Naidu aspires to stay permanently as the State’s Chief Minister, but does not want permanent jobs in the TTD.”
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…undivided Chittoor district unit president Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, who was the first to react to the statement, criticised it, saying that it reflected a lack of understanding of the TTD’s functioning. Local jobs “ Mr. Naidu aspires to stay permanently as the State’s Chief Minister, but does not want permanent jobs in the TTD. In fact, the TTD is a major source of employment for the district, which lacks development on the industrial and services fronts,” he said in a press statement issued here on Friday. Mr. Reddy also said the YSR…
Kandarapu Murali
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“We are not against the TTD roping in volunteers, but their services can never be treated as an alternative to the role of permanent employees”
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…locals. CITU retorts Meanwhile, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) State vice-president Kandarapu Murali termed the Chief Minister’s statement “objectionable”, saying that it undermined the efforts of TTD employees. “ We are not against the TTD roping in volunteers, but their services can never be treated as an alternative to the role of permanent employees ,” he said at a press conference. Taking exception to Mr. Naidu’s statement that half of the TTD’s earnings were being spent on wages and salaries, Mr. Murali cited the TTD’s 2025-26 budget to contend that the salaries…
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