Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam deposits 2,780 kg gold with SBI

TTD would get an interest of 2.5% on the long term gold deposit made for 12 years

Press Trust of India  |  Tirupati 

Representational image: Abhishek Bachchan and his wife, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, perform prayers as Amitabh Bachchan (R) looks on at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple shrine in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh
Representational image: Abhishek Bachchan and his wife, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai, perform prayers as Amitabh Bachchan (R) looks on at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple shrine in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) which governs the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on Monday deposited 2,780 kg of gold with State Bank of India (SBI) under long term deposit scheme.

The certificates for the gold deposit was handed over by Amaravathi Circle SBI Chief General Manager Mani Palvesan to the TTD Financial Advicer and Chief Accountants Officer Mr. O. Balaji, TTD PRO Ravi said. 

TTD would get an interest of 2.5 per cent on the long term gold deposit made for 12 years under Gold Monetisation Scheme, he said.