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The Hindu
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bill to form trust for Mathura's Banke Bihari temple introduced in Uttar Pradesh Assembly
Three bills, including the Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill, 2025, were introduced in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on the third day of the monsoon session on Wednesday (August 13, 2025). The Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill provides for the formation of a board of government-appointed trustees, including 11 nominated and seven ex-officio members. The nominated members will include three eminent persons related to Vaishnav traditions, sects or peeths, three eminent persons related to other traditions, sects and peeths of Sanatan Dharma, which may include seers, gurus, scholars, mahants, acharyas etc. Besides, three persons belonging to any branch or sect of Sanatan Dharma, who could be from any field, such as educationists, scholars, entrepreneurs, social workers etc. Two members will be nominated from the Sevayat Goswami tradition in the temple, who are descendants of Swami Shri Haridas Ji. There is a provision in the bill for ex-officio members, including the Mathura district magistrate and senior superintendent of police, the city commissioner, the chief executive officer of the Uttar Pradesh Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad, an officer from the charitable department of the state government, the chief executive officer of the Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple Trust and any other member appointed by the government. Highlighting the objectives and reasons of the proposed bill on behalf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan town of Mathura district is an ancient and world-famous shrine. Every year, a large number of devotees and tourists visit the temple, which is spread over around 870 square metres, including a scenic courtyard that covers about 365 square metres. The House was informed that devotees and visitors face great inconvenience due to the very narrow path leading up to the temple. On August 20, 2022, two devotees died due to an excessive crowd in the temple, and there is an urgent need for efficient crowd management, the Assembly was told. Thus, it has been decided that a trust called 'Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas' will be constituted for the all-round development of the temple and to oversee pilgrimage, religious, cultural, spiritual, and establishment-related aspects. It was clarified that since the state legislature was not in session and immediate legislative action was required for this work, the Uttar Pradesh Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas, 2025 (U.P. Ordinance No. 3, 2025) was issued by the governor on May 26. This bill has been introduced to replace the ordinance. Apart from this, the Uttar Pradesh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and Uttar Pradesh State Public Service Commission (Regulation of Procedure) (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were also introduced in the House.
Hindustan Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Bill to form trust for Mathura's Banke Bihari temple introduced in UP Assembly
Lucknow, Three bills, including the Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill, 2025, were introduced in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on the third day of the monsoon session on Wednesday. Bill to form trust for Mathura's Banke Bihari temple introduced in UP Assembly The Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill provides for the formation of a board of government-appointed trustees, including 11 nominated and seven ex-officio members. The nominated members will include three eminent persons related to Vaishnav traditions, sects or peeths, three eminent persons related to other traditions, sects and peeths of Sanatan Dharma, which may include seers, gurus, scholars, mahants, acharyas etc. Besides, three persons belonging to any branch or sect of Sanatan Dharma, who could be from any field, such as educationists, scholars, entrepreneurs, social workers etc. Two members will be nominated from the Sevayat Goswami tradition in the temple, who are descendants of Swami Shri Haridas Ji. There is a provision in the bill for ex-officio members, including the Mathura district magistrate and senior superintendent of police, the city commissioner, the chief executive officer of the Uttar Pradesh Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad, an officer from the charitable department of the state government, the chief executive officer of the Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple Trust and any other member appointed by the government. Highlighting the objectives and reasons of the proposed bill on behalf of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan town of Mathura district is an ancient and world-famous shrine. Every year, a large number of devotees and tourists visit the temple that is spread over around 870 square metres, including a scenic courtyard that covers about 365 square metres. The House was informed that devotees and visitors face great inconvenience due to the very narrow path leading up to the temple. On August 20, 2022, two devotees died due to an excessive crowd in the temple and there is an urgent need for efficient crowd management, the Assembly was told. Thus, it has been decided that a trust called "Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas" will be constituted for the all-round development of the temple and to look after pilgrimage, religious, cultural, spiritual and establishment-related aspects. It was clarified that since the state legislature was not in session and immediate legislative action was required for this work, the Uttar Pradesh Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas, 2025 was issued by the governor on May 26. This bill has been introduced to replace the ordinance. Apart from this, the Uttar Pradesh Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill, 2025 and Uttar Pradesh State Public Service Commission Bill, 2025 were also introduced in the House. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
UP govt sets up trust to run Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan
Lucknow: The Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan will be run by trust being set up by the state govt. Governor Anandiben Patel has cleared an ordinance to set up the Shri Banke Bihari Ji Mandir Nyas or Trust. This Trust will be responsible for ensuring that the customs, practices, festivals, prayers, ceremonies etc related to the Banke Bihar Temple in Mathura continue without any interference or changes, appointment of priests, their wages and ensuring security of devotees. It will also be responsible for the management and administration of the temple. The trust will have 11 nominated members and seven ex-officio members, all of whom will have to be from Sanatan Dharma. All trustees will be appointed by the state government, the role of which will be limited to ensuring transparency in finances and answerability in financial transactions. The government, the ordinance states, will not interfere in any religious matter related to the temple. Among the nominated members, there will be three prestigious persons who are associated with Vaishnav traditions or peeths, including seers, religious leaders, heads of Maths, mahants, acharyas, swami etc. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Augsburg: Rentner zahlen zu viel für Hörgeräte – Das ist der Grund Gutes Hören Undo Three others related to any branch of Sanatan tradition, branches including seers, munis, gurus, thinkers, mahants etc will be nominated to the Trust. In addition to them, three others from any branch of Sanatan Dharma who are from fields like education, industry, thinkers, social workers etc but not restricted to just these fields can be nominated while two persons from the Goswami tradition who are currently serving the temple, and who are descendents of Swami Haridas, will be appointed to the Trust. One of them will head the raj bhog service and the other will supervise dinner services. These members will be appointed for a term of three years and can serve not more than two terms. The ex-officio members will include the district magistrate of Mathura, the police superintendent of Mathura, commissioner of Mathura-Vrindavan, UP Braj Teerth Development Council CEO, one official of the department of religious affairs and the CEO of the Banke Bihari ji Mandir Trust. These members will continue to serve till they last in the stated posts. The appointment of any member will not be affected by their caste or gender. The responsibility of the trust will include conservation, repair and maintenance of the temple complex. It will be allowed to purchase, rent or lease movable or immovable property up to Rs 20 lakh. For any financial transaction above that, the trust will need to take prior clearance from the state govt. The trust will also not be allowed to hand over, transfer, gift, sell etc, property related to the god, property of the temple or Banke Bihari's jewellery uncles prior permission is taken from the state government. A senior government official said that the decision to set up the trust was taken to bring in greater transparency in the running of the temple, considering the immense financial contribution by devotees and to ensure seamless facilities for devotees. The decision was cleared through a cabinet by-circulation and approved officially by the governor.
