Ayodhya Ram Mandir receives donation of Rs 25 crore in a month, including gold, silver, cheques, cash and drafts
This information was shared by the trust officials of the Ram temple on Saturday.
Donations to the Ram Temple: The newly constructed Ayodhya Ram Mandir has received significant donations in a month since the Pran Pratishtha/Consecration ceremony was held on January 22. These donations include 25 kg of gold and silver jewelery worth around Rs 25 crore. This information was shared by the trust officials of the Ram temple on Saturday.
Prakash Gupta, the office in charge of the Ram Temple Trust, further said that the amount of Rs 25 crore includes cheques, drafts and cash deposited in the Temple Trust office along with the amounts deposited in the donation boxes deposited.
“However, we are not aware of the online transactions being done directly in the trust’s bank accounts,” he said, adding that a total of around 60 lakh devotees have had darshan since January 23.
“The devotion of Ram devotees is such that they donate items of silver and gold for Ram Lalla which cannot be used in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. Nevertheless, considering the devotion of the devotees, Ram Mandir Trust accepts jewellery, utensils, and materials made of gold and silver,” he said.
The temple trust expects an increase in donations during the days of Ram Navami festival when around 50 lakh devotees will be present in Ayodhya, Gupta said and added that the State Bank of India (SBI) has installed four high-tech automatic counting machines at Ram installed. Janmabhoomi to control the large cash inflow and expected supply during the Ram Navami.
“The Trust has created a dozen automated counters to issue receipts and additional donation boxes are kept on the temple premises by the Ram Temple Trust. A large and well-equipped counting room will soon be constructed on the Ram temple premises,” he said.
Anil Mishra, a trustee of the Ram Temple Trust, said that for the appreciation of gold and silver jewelery and precious materials received as gifts to Ram Lalla, their melting and maintenance have been handed over to the Government of India Mint.
Mishra further said that an MoU has been signed between the SBI and the Trust, under which the SBI will take full responsibility for collecting donations, offers, cheques, drafts and cash and deposit the same in the bank, as he further said. that a team from the SBI has started its work to increase the workforce and counting of the donated money is being done in two shifts a day.
Meanwhile, a leading hotel management consultancy has predicted that Ayodhya, which is expected to receive 10.61 crore tourists annually by 2031 on the back of the Ram Mandir boost, “will require an inventory of 8,500 to 12,500 branded keys in the medium to long term to cater to meet this requirement.”
(With PTI inputs)