TTD Introduces 'Pay link SMS' for Devotees, Simplifying Ticket Procurement

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is enhancing the devotees' experience by introducing a new online system called "Pay link SMS".

This system would simplify the process of procuring hard copies of Arjitha Sevas and other darshan tickets of the Tirumala temple.

Previously, the devotees who were selected through a lucky dip draw had to visit the counters to make the payment and collect their darshan tickets. With the new "Pay link" SMS system, the process has been simplified for the devotees who are selected in the lucky dip. They are provided a “seamless ticket procurement experience.”

Under this new system, TTD’s central reception office (CRO) now sends a unique "Pay link" SMS to the devotees selected in the lucky dip. The devotees may click on the provided link and complete the payment online using credit/debit cards, net banking or UPI. Subsequently, they can conveniently print out their tickets without visiting the CRO counters.

“Currently, the new system is on a trial basis at the lucky dip counter in the CRO. The TTD plans to extend this facility to the MBC-34 counter for allotment of Arjitha Sevas and VIP Break Darshan tickets, provided under privileged quota.

TTD executive officer A.V. Dharma Reddy has directed officials of the Sri Venkateswara Manuscript Project to sign MoUs with SV Vedic and National Sanskrit Universities for digitisation of all the available ancient scripts in the palm leaf format. The EO directed the officials to publish those which were already digitised by hiring scholars to perform the task.

Officials would prepare a software to decipher the missing words and sentences in manuscripts and complete the scanning of 1,000 bundles of manuscripts among the pending lot in the next six months.