TIRUMALA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the Vakula Matha Vantasala (kitchen) in Tirumala on Saturday. Built at a cost of Rs 13.4 crore, the new kitchen can facilitate the supply of Anna Prasadam to as many as 1.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviews pilgrim services at Tirumala, emphasizing sanctity, ecological preservation, and quality improvements.

During a review meeting with officials at Padmavathi Guest House in Tirumala, he emphasized the importance of maintaining and enhancing the quality of prasadam. This directive follows the ongoing controversy regarding alleged adulteration of laddu prasadam during the previous administration,

Tirupati: Devotees visiting Lord Venkateswara temple on Tirumala hills are complementing that the quality of laddu prasadam (consecrated sweet) has improved and it should continue that way, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday.

The centralised kitchen in Tirupati has been established amid the ongoing row over the allegations that animal fats were utilised in making the laddus all through the previous Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy administration.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has set a 15 per cent growth rate for the state and directed the officials of various wings to achieve it by