Last Updated on 08/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
In Bihar, the government has directed the DMs of all districts to compulsorily register the temples and monasteries operating in their districts without registration so that the complete details of their immovable property are available with the State Religious Trust Board. The details of these monasteries and temples along with their property details are to be uploaded on the website of the Religious Trust Board.
Bihar State Religious Trust Board i.e. BSBRT comes under the Law Department of the state government. According to departmental minister Nitin Naveen, the Law Department had issued a letter to the DMs of all the districts in this regard last month itself. The DMs of all the districts have been instructed to ensure that all unregistered temples, monasteries and trusts are registered on priority basis.
Details will have to be uploaded on BSBRT website
The DMs of the districts have also been told to collect the details of immovable properties of all the registered temples and monasteries and make them available to BSBRT immediately so that it can be uploaded on the website. According to the departmental minister, this decision of the state government is old, but they want to implement it strictly.
Details of temples of only 18 districts are available
So far, only 18 districts have provided data containing registration and property details to BSBRT. Let us tell you that according to the Bihar Hindu Religious Trust Act, 1950, all public temples, monasteries, trusts and dharamshalas in Bihar are required to be registered under BSBRT.
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There are two and a half thousand unregistered temples in Bihar
The aim of the state government is to make the information of the properties of registered temples, monasteries and trusts public so that action can be taken against those who sell or purchase them in an illegal manner. According to the data received by the government from BSBRT from 35 districts of the state, there are about two and a half thousand unregistered temples and monasteries in Bihar and they have more than four thousand acres of land.
Registered temples have 18 thousand acres of land
According to the data of the Law Department of Bihar, the total number of registered temples in the state is approximately 2499 and they have more than 18 thousand 456 acres of land. The data shows that the maximum number of unregistered temples and monasteries are in Vaishali. According to the data, there are 438 unregistered temples and monasteries in Vaishali, 307 in Kaimur, 273 in West Champaran, 191 in Bhagalpur, 185 in Begusarai, 154 in Saran, 152 in Gaya.
According to the departmental minister Nitin Naveen, he is going to hold a meeting with other departments at the end of this month. Officials of the Revenue and Land Reforms Department will also be present in this meeting. Their aim is that all temples and monasteries should follow the rules under the law applicable in the state.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)