Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today applauded the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam's (TTD) proposed online service for booking accommodation and "darshan" time at the holy place. "Such a service will help pilgrims a lot and it should be made a role model scheme," he said. The online service named Sri Seva,which will take a year to become operational,will enable devotees to book accommodations and "darshan" time in advance. Rosaiah,who was apprised of the service in a meeting with TTD office bearers,suggested that a separate agency be formed to implement Sri Seva. He was informed that the service might take a year to be launched as a software has to be developed for it. Sri Seva will be first implemented for two months on an experimental basis. As part of the programme,the TTD will offer a wide variety of packages to the pilgrims. Officials explained that the packages will be formulated in a way to benefit a common as well as an affluent devotee. The Chief Minister was also informed about the decision to grant Rs 8.2 lakh to Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham to perform a yagna at Sri Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu.
