Appointment of Board of Trustees

In respect of a Charitable or Religious Institution or Endowment,- (1) Any institution included in the list published under clause (a) section 6,- (i) where the income for the institution exceeds Rs. 20,000 crores (Rupees Twenty Crores) per annum, the Government shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of fifteen (15) persons at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members. (ii) where the income for the institution is between Rs. 5.00 crores (Rupees Five Crores) to Rs. 20,000 (Twenty Crores) per annum, the Government shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of eleven (11) persons at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members; (iii) where the income for the institution is between Rs. 1.00 crore (Rupees One Crore) to Rs. 5.00 crores (Rupees Five Crores) per annum, the Government shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of nine (9) persons at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members. (iv) where the income for the institution is between Rs. 25.00 lakhs (Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs) to Rs. 1.00 crore (Rupees One Crore) per annum, the Andhra Pradesh Dharmika Parishad shall constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of nine (9) persons. at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members”. (2) Where the income of the institution is between Rs. 2.00 lakhs to Rs. 25 lakhs per annum, the Commissioner shall appoint a Board of Trustees consisting of Seven persons at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members and where the income of the institutions is less than Rs. 2.00 lakhs per annum, the Deputy Commissioner concerned may constitute a Board of Trustees consisting of five persons at its pleasure except for founder family member and ex-officio members in respect of each such temple keeping in view the traditions, sampradayams and wishes of the devotees. Provided that the Deputy Commissioner may either in the interest of the institution or endowment or any other sufficient cause or for reasons to be recorded in writing appoint a single trustee instead of a Board of Trustees: Provided further that in the case of a religious institution, the Archaka or where there is more than one Archaka, the Pradhana Archaka thereof shall be an ex-officio member of the Trust Board notwithstanding clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 19: Provided also that where the Board of Trustees is not constituted for any reason, the recognised Founder or Member of the Founder‘s Family shall discharge the functions of the Board of Trustees till a new Board of Trustees is constituted: Provided also that where there is no Executive Officer or Founder Family member to any institution or where the Government or the authority competent to constitute a Trust Board has not constituted the Trust Board within the period specified under this sub-section, the Commissioner shall make such arrangement as he deems fit to look after the affairs of the institution during the interregnum period between the date of expiry of the terms of the Trust Board and constitution of the new Trust Board: Provided also that two members of the Board of Trustees shall be a prominent persons with a long, track record of Philanthropy and support to Hindu Religious Institutions.”