Newly appointed Chairman of the Math-Mandir Advisory Committee, formed by the State Government, Swami Subodhanand Maharaj, took charge at the Mantralaya today. On this occasion, Minister of Religious Trust and the Endowments PC Sharma was present.
Swami Subodhanand Maharaj said that regular puja-archana will be performed in temples where puja-archana is not being performed regularly or where the temple land has been encroached by other persons.
In addition to this, the temple land will be freed of encroachments.
Endowments and Public Relations Minister Sharma said that the term of the committee will be 6 years. A secretary will be appointed in the committee. The committee will monitor the work of Math-Mandir of the entire state. The recommendations proposed for protection of the temples will be implemented by the committee.
On this occasion, former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, Higher Education Minister Jitu Patwari, Tribal Affairs Minister Omkar Singh Markam, Urban Development Minister Jaivardhan Singh and Principal Secretary Endowments Manoj Shrivastava were present.