Govt. to follow court judgement
Hyderabad, March 29, 2006The hundi system will be reintroduced at the Chilkur Balaji temple on the city outskirts and the temple will partially come under the purview of endowments department. The Endowments Minister JC Diwakar Reddy after a detailed official review by the Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy on Wednesday,the decision to install the hundi was taken following a request from sections of devotees who had no other way of pay obeisance. There was a hundi system in the past but was removed few years ago.
After the High Court judgment, the Government was forced to appoint a trust board and inquire into the irregularities, he said. The Government also decided to amend the Endowments Act to categorize the temples based on income.
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