The BJP Govt of Madhya Pradesh will give an honorarium of Rs 5,000 to priests who do not own land

Bhopal (MP) – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced an honorarium of five thousand rupees per month to the temple priests, who do not own any land. He was unveiling a 21-feet high metal statue of Shri Parshuram at an event called Akshay Utsav in the cave temple complex. He also said that lessons related to Shri Parshuram would be included in the school curriculum.

मंदिर के पुजारियों को मिलेगा 5 हजार रुपए प्रतिमाह वेतन- CM @ChouhanShivraj

तमाम सामाजिक व हिंदू संगठनों की तरफ से ये मांग उठाई जाती रही है कि जिस तरह मस्जिद के मौलवी व इमामों को वेतन मिलता है, वैसे ही मंदिर के पुजारियों को भी मिले.

अब मध्य प्रदेश में ऐसा होगा.@OfficeofSSC pic.twitter.com/nqdhuIMrNt

— Ritam | ऋतम् (@TheRitamApp) May 4, 2022

The temple administration should be done only by the priest

Chief Minister Chouhan said that the entire arrangement of the temple should be in the hands of the priest. There should be no interference by the Government. The temple land cannot be sold. The Government will not auction the temple land. If this needs to be done then only the priests are authorised to do so. And for this, a committee will be formed. In some cases, there have been reports of mismanagement in the sale of temple land.

हमारे छोटे-छोटे बटुक विद्यार्थी जो संस्कृत का अध्ययन कर रहे हैं, उन्हें छात्रवृत्ति दी जाएगी। हमने तय किया है शासन संधारित मंदिरों में सभी पुजारियों को ₹5 हजार मानदेय दिया जाएगा, परशुराम जी की जीवनी पाठ्य पुस्तकों में पढ़ाई जाएगी: CM#DatiaGauravDiwas pic.twitter.com/IbOFJGgj2z

— CMO Madhya Pradesh (@CMMadhyaPradesh) May 4, 2022

Editorial viewpoint

The decision of the Madhya Pradesh Government is commendable ! All the State Governments should take such a decision.