(1) There shall be constituted a fund for the Places of Pilgrimage as the case may be of the name and nomenclature as may be notified by the administrative department which shall be vested in and be administered by the Committee and save as otherwise provided in this Act shall consist of:-
(a) the income derived from the movable and immovable properties of the Places of Pilgrimage;
(b) any contribution by the State Government either by way of grant or by way of loan;
all fines and penalties imposed under this Act;
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(d) all recoveries under this Act; and 12
(e) any other gifts or contributions made by the public, local authorities or institutions.
(2) The said fund may be utilized for any of the purposes permitted under the Act and for all or any of the following purposes:-
(a) maintenance (including repairs and reconstruction), management and administration of the Places of Pilgrimage and its properties;
(b) training of sevaks/volunteers to perform the religious worship and ceremonies in the temple;
(c) medical relief, water supply and other sanitary arrangements for the worshippers and the pilgrims and construction of building for their accommodation;
(d) culture and propagation of the tenets and philosophy associated with Places of Pilgrimage;
(e) any other work or undertaking for the purposes of the Places of Pilgrimage authorized by the State Government, so long as such authorization subsists; and
(f) with the previous sanction of the State Government for the establishment and maintenance of or making any grant or contribution to any leper asylum, poor home, orphanage or similar other institutions.
Recovery of 28. All amounts due to the Places of Pilgrimage including fines, if any, imposed Pilgrimage dues under this Act shall without prejudice to any other mode of recovery be .
recoverable as arrears of land revenue on acquisition made by the Director/ Administrator in that behalf.
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