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TIRUMALA, JULY 25
As a part of its attempts to enhance the taste of Annaprasadams, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Executive Officer J Syamala Rao held a meeting with rice millers who are supplying the rice to TTD at Tirupati on Wednesday.
EO HOLDS MEETING WITH RICE MILLERS
As a part of enhancing the taste of Annaprasadams,
TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao held a meeting Rice Millers who are supplying the rice to TTD.The meeting was held in the Conference Hall of Administrative Building in Tirupati on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/xED10aJva0
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Representatives of the Rice Millers’ Association from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana participated. The EO asked the Rice Millers Association leads from both the States to give specifications that help in enhancing standards of rice during procurement so that the same might be included while inviting for tenders. While suggesting many parameters that enhance the taste of rice, they also brought to the notice of the EO that the cooking equipment in Vengamamba Annaprasadam needed an overhaul as they were over a decade and a half old.
- The EO asked the Rice Millers Association leads from both the States to give specifications that help in enhancing standards of rice during procurement so that the same might be included while inviting for tenders
The EO said TTD had already contemplated the same and would soon bring changes in the cooking method.
Both JEOs Goutami, Veerabrahmam, Dy EO Annaprasadam Rajendra Kumar, EE Procurement Murali Krishna and Special Catering Officer Sastry were also present.
Meanwhile, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Executive Officer J Syamala Rao said the recent measures had yielded results in improving the taste and quality of Srivari Laddus. The contractors were also warned of stringent action for supplying adulterated and low quality ghee, he said while addressing a press conference at Goluklam Rest House on Tuesday.
The EO said at present, there was no adulteration testing equipment at Tirumala and stressed it was very much needed. He also indicated about a few hurdles in systems for processing raw materials and ghee through procurement.
“A committee of four dairy experts comprising Dr Surendranath, Dr Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, Dr Swarnalatha and Dr Mahadevan is constituted. They have been asked to submit their report within a week,” Syamala Rao said, adding that the Committee would also advise on terms and conditions to be included in the tenders for procuring quality ghee.
The EO further said the ghee suppliers were directed to supply only quality ghee to TTD and one of the companies, which was found supplying adulterated ghee as found in the NABL test report, was issued a showcase notice for blacklisting. Another company has also been identified for supplying poor-quality ghee, he maintained.
He cautioned that if the ghee suppliers did not follow the tender conditions and regulations, TTD would initiate firm action against them.