In 1933, the Madras Legislature passed a special act, which empowered the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Committee to control and administer a fixed group of temples in the Tirumala-Tirupati area, through a Commissioner appointed by the Government of Madras. This committee was assisted by a Religious Advisory Council for religious matters and a Ryots Advisory Council for the management of TTD's estates.

In 1951, the Act of 1933 was replaced by an enactment whereby the administration of TTD was entrusted to a Board of Trustees, and an Executive Officer was appointed by the Government .

In 1956, the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed, and the TTD Board came under its governance.The provisions of the Act of 1951 were retained by the Charitable and Religious Endowments Act, 1966. Today, TTD is a conglomeration of temples, brought under the First Schedule 2 of Act 30 of 1987.