The temple has several heads of expenditure, which can be broadly classified into the following categories:
Salaries: This is the term used for the payments made to the employees and staff of the temple. The salaries are the largest head of expenditure for the temple, estimated at Rs 1,733 crore for the year 2024-25. The temple employs around 22,000 people, including priests, administrators, security personnel, cleaners, cooks, and others, who are paid according to their grades and scales. The temple also provides various benefits and allowances to its employees, such as pensions, health schemes, loans, and advances.
Material purchases: The material purchases are the second largest head of expenditure for the temple, estimated at Rs 751 crore for the year 2024-25. The material purchases include items such as food grains, ghee, oil, sugar, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and others, which are used for preparing prasadams, performing rituals, and decorating the temple. The material purchases also include items such as stationery, furniture, equipment, vehicles, and others, which are used for the administrative and operational purposes of the temple.
Corpus and other investments: The corpus and other investments are the third largest head of expenditure for the temple, estimated at Rs 750 crore for the year 2024-25. The temple allocates a certain amount of its income every year to its corpus fund, which is used for meeting any unforeseen or emergency expenses, or for undertaking any major projects or initiatives. The temple also makes other investments in various schemes and programs, such as education, health, welfare, and culture, which are aimed at promoting the values and teachings of the temple and serving the society.
Engineering works: The engineering works are estimated at Rs 540 crore for the year 2024-25. The engineering works include capital works, such as building new structures, and maintenance works, such as repairing, renovating, painting, and cleaning the existing structures and facilities. The engineering works also include special projects, such as Srinivasa Sethu, SVIMS hospital, and others, which are undertaken by the temple for the benefit of the devotees and the public.
Other heads: The temple also spends money on various other heads, such as grants to other institutions (Rs 113.5 crore), HDPP and allied project payments (Rs 108.5 crore), loans and advances to employees, security deposits, and others (Rs 166.63 crore), contribution to pension and EHS fund (Rs 100 crore), electrical charges (Rs 62 crore), contribution to state government (Rs 50 crore), tender publications and advertisem*nts (Rs 10 crore), and others. The temple also incurs expenses on various activities and events, such as festivals, celebrations, cultural programs, and others, which are organized by the temple throughout the year.
