Puri : The Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee on Monday passed full-term budget of Rs 271.7 cr for the financial year 2023-24 ahead of Rath Yatra.
The committee which met under the chairmanship of meeting which Maharaja Dibyasingh Dev emphasized the growth of revenue of the temple.
The expenditure outlay stood at Rs 262. 16 cr. In the uniform policy system, it has been decided to increase the revenue from Jagannath lands, stone quarries, digital-friendly donation system through Paytm, and installation of more donation boxes.
In the proposed budget, Rs 5 crore has been allocated for health insurance for the family members of the servitors, Rs 3.50 crore for Sevak Awas Yojana, Rs 5 crore for the Srimandir Adarsh Gurukul, and Rs 50 crore for the corpus fund.
The Temple management has earned Rs 30 crores from mines in various districts, 36 crores from hundi, 60 crores from corpus fund interest and 50 crores from land acquisition and sale of land.
The meeting also discussed the temple corridor oproject. Project will be completed by June 15. However, arrangements have been made with the entry of devotees and servitors within the 6 meter perimeter of the outer corridor project.
The management committee meeting was presided over by Maharaja Dibyasingh Dev in presence chief administrator Ranjan Kumar Das, Puri Collector Samarth Verma, SP K Vishal Singh, all the members of the temple management committee and SJTA officers.
