Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy has attributed a sharp rise in temple revenue and pilgrim footfall in Andhra Pradesh over the past two years to the keen interest of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in temple tourism.

Temples maintained by the State Endowments department recorded an improvement in pilgrim footfall over the last two years, which translated into growth in Hundi collections. The period coincides with the NDA government’s two-year tenure in the State.