Creation of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Common Good Fund

(1) It shall be lawful for the Commissioner to create a Fund to be called the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Common Good Fund hereinafter in this section referred to as the said Fund, out of the contributions voluntarily made by the religious institutions from their surplus funds or by any person for the renovation and preservation of needy temples and their building and paintings, for the promotion and propagation of tenets common to all or any class of religious institutions and for any of the purposes specified in sub-section (1) of section 66. (1-A) The Commissioner may, on a direction from the Government, transfer to the said Fund, any surplus or such portion thereof, as may be specified in the direction, remaining in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Fund after the repayment of the amounts specified in sub-section (2) of section 12 and sub-section (2) of section 96. (2) The said Fund shall be vested in and such administered by the Commissioner in such manner as may be prescribed.