The Hindu Department of Religion and Charity (HR & CE) will renovate all the temples that need changes, minister P K Sekar Babu said in Salem on Friday.
“The department is preparing the main plan for the work.
Renovation work will be carried out in compliance with religious rules.
All temple elements, including geographical deployment, shops, warehouses of temple cars and sacred tanks will be taken into account in the master plan,” said Babu to reporters after Check the renovation work of two temples in Salem.
“The temple will be renovated in the way they become cleaner than before and beautiful with a holy garden.” The department has identified 539 temples with annual income of more than 10 lakh.
“We have classified this into three temples where there is a delay in conducting kumbabishekam, which has been taken for kumbabishekam and those who approach the 12-year deadline for Kumbabishekam,” said Babu.
“The department also works on the plan to prevent the theft of the temple idol.
We have taken some idols.
We have identified several stolen idols abroad.
The main minister will make announcements about taking idols stolen and speeding up cases.” Everywhere possible, The wedding room will be built in the temple, the Minister said.
In the steps to increase the income of the temple, he said that the department systematically took Temple’s waved land.
Efforts will be taken to rent or rent land.
“This will be done in a transparent manner, in compliance with the law.
The announcement in this case will be immediately made,” “he said.
Over another step to add income will take advantage of gold reserves.
Babu said that gold ornaments were given as offerings to the temple had not melted in nine years.
“If needed, gold can be made into a bar and converted into fixed deposits, which will produce 2.5% interest.
Given the gold reserves, we will be able to get an annual interest of Rs 20 Crore” on a continuous request by BJP to submit temple administration To believe, Babu said it was not a practical request.
“The temple is not a private property that can be submitted to a private entity.
The demand is only to create confusion,” he said.
As far as the HR & CE department is considered, efforts are taken to prevent violations or incorrect governance, the minister added.