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Section 14: Duties of the Board.

The Uttar Pradesh Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1983State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 29 of 1983

Subject to the provisions of this Act and any rules made thereunder, it shall be the duty of the Board-

(a) To arrange for the due and proper performance of worship, service and rituals, daily or periodical, general or special, of Sri Kashi Vashwanath and other deities in the Temple, ceremonies and other religious observances in accordance with the Hindu Shastras and scriptures and usage;

(b) To ensure maintenance of public order, health and morality, including arrangement for lighting, hygienic conditions and proper standard of cleanliness in the Temple;

(c) To ensure the safe custody of the funds, cash, valuables, jewelleries and other properties of the Temple

(d) To make adequate arrangements for the preservation and management of the properties and secular affairs of the Temple ;

(e) To ensure that the funds of the endowments are spent according to the wishes, so far as may be known or ascertained, of the doners ;

(f) To provide facilities for the proper performance of worship by the pilgrims and worshippers ;

(g) To make provision for the convenience and medical relief of pilgrims and worshippers ;

(h) To undertake for the benefit of the pilgrims and worshippers

I. The construction of buildings for their accommodation;

II. The construction of sanitary works ;

III. The improvement of means of communication ;

IV. Such other matters as may be prescribed ;

(i) To make provision for the payment of suitable emoluments to the salaried staff

”(j) To distribute free of cost Bhasm made out of Belpatra etc. ‘received in temple’s offerings among devotees ;

(k) To do research related to Vedic Culture, to provide opportunities related to research, to setup cost free research centers, to organize free of cost education classes, to establish cost free technical education for uniting Vedic Culture with technical education and to provide opportunities for employment, to introduce welfare schemes for the society’ with the help of organizations having similar objectives and to open schools for Vedic Culture’s education;

(l) To open and Organize free of cost medical centres for poor, weak and helpless devotees;

(m) to provide free of cost facilities of Annakshetrum for devotees;

(n) To open and provide free of cost lodging place for devotees, arrange free of cost stay and also to setup research centers relating to Vedic Culture and technical education;

(o) To arrange and distribute free of cost prasadams distribution amongst devotees, to distribute clothes etc. and other ingredients received in offerings among poor and helpless people ;

(p) To publish and distribute free of cost magazines for awareness to fulfil the object of the trust and time organize seminars and Meetings;

(q) To do all such things as may be incidental and conducive to the efficient management of the affairs of Temple and its endowments, and the convenience of the pilgrims and worshippers.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Uttar Pradesh Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act, 1983
Section14
Marginal noteDuties of the Board.
JurisdictionState of Uttar Pradesh
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted. Substituted by The Uttar Pradesh Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Amendment) Act 2003 ( U.P. Act no 12 of 2013)

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