Constitution of the Authority

Constitution of the Authority.-

1. (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, there shall be established for the purposes of this Act, an Authority called Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple Development Authority.
2. (2) The Authority shall have its headquarters at Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple in

Belagavi District and savadatti Taluk.

1. (3) The Authority shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid, having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and to contract and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
2. (4) The Authority shall consist of the following members namely:-
   • (a) the Minister in charge of Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Department Ex-officio Chairman
   • (b) the Minister in charge of the District Ex-officio Vice Chairman (c)

the Members of Parliament and the Members of the State

Legislature representing a part or whole of the Renuka Yellamma Temple, whose electoral constituencies lie within the limits of it; Ex-officio members

1. (d) Not more than five members nominated by the State Government from among the leading personalities having wide knowledge about the historical background and mythology of Renuka Yellamma

Temple out of whom at least one shall belong to the

Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, one shall be a woman. members

(e) the Chief Engineer Communication and Building, Public

Works Department or his representative not below the rank

of Executive Engineer Ex-officio member

(f)

the Secretary to Government, Finance Department or his

representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government Ex-officio member

(g) the Secretary to Government, Revenue Department (Muzari) or his representative not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to Government Ex-officio member

(h) the Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institution and Charitable endowment Ex-officio member (i) the Deputy Commissioner, Belagavi District: Ex-officio member

1. (j) the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Belagavi District. Ex-officio member
2. (k) the Chief Priest, Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple, Savadatti. Ex-officio member
3. (l) One person who is nominated by the Government, having prominent knowledge of Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Vishwakarma architecture and has many varieties of style, designs of vigraha shastras and basic nature of temple. Member
4. (m) the Secretary of the Authority Ex-officio member - Secretary