 Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is the trust board which oversees and manages the operations of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.It is operated by a Board of Trustees that has increased in size from five (1951) to eighteen (2015) through the adoption of Acts.The daily operation and management of TTD is the responsibility of an executive officer who is appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh.