TTD contract workers demand ₹26,000 minimum monthly wage
Contract workers at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) protested for a minimum wage increase to ₹26,000 per month. The union leaders also demanded better job security and access to religious facilities for the workers.
Why it matters
The protest underscores the economic struggles of contract labor in major religious institutions and the broader push for fair wages in the informal sector.
Contract employees and workers of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) staged a protest outside the TTD Administrative Building in Tirupati on Saturday, demanding that the minimum monthly wage be raised to ₹26,000.
Addressing the protesters, CITU State vice-president Kandarapu Murali said the TTD had a responsibility to improve the wages of contract workers who serve thousands of devotees visiting Tirumala every day.
Questioning how workers could support their families on the present monthly wage of ₹13,000 amid the rising cost of living, he alleged that even those serving devotees were not being provided an opportunity for Srivari darshan.
Mr. Murali also demanded that an Anna Prasadam centre be set up for contract workers and that all contract and outsourcing employees be provided darshan facilities along with Laddu and Vada prasadam entitlement cards.
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