Section 97B in The Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987
97B. Powers and functions of Committee.
- Subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder :-(i)The administration of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams shall vest in the Committee and the Committee shall, for this purpose, in addition to the powers conferred and functions entrusted to it by this Act exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed ;(ii)The Committee shall manage the proprieties and affairs of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams and arrange for the conduct of the daily worship and ceremonies and of the festivals in every temple according to its customs and usage ;(iii)The Committee shall have power to fix fees for the performance of archana, or any service or rituals or Utsavam or ceremony connected with the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams ;(iv)The committee shall have power to call for such information and accounts as may in its opinion be necessary for reasonably satisfying itself, that the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams are properly maintained, the endowments thereof are properly administered, and their funds are duly appropriated to the purposes for which they were founded or exist ; and the Executive Officer or other officers in possession of such information or accounts shall, on such requisition furnish such information and accounts to the Committee ;(v)The Committee shall exercise the general superintendence and control over the administration of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams in conformity with the policy laid down by the Board;(vi)The committee shall fix the dittam in the temples specified in the first Schedule and the endowments attached thereto and the amounts to be spent therefor in such manner and after following such procedure as may be prescribed ;(vii)The Committee may, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may lay down delegate to the Executive Officer such of the powers conferred on it by or under this Act, as it may consider necessary.
