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The Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act, 2019

The Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act, 2019

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This law establishes the Char Dham Devasthanam Board to manage the holy temples of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri in Uttarakhand. It applies to the administration of these religious sites, their property, and the people working there like priests and employees. The Act aims to ensure proper management and development of these sacred places for the Hindu community by creating a structured system for their upkeep, religious activities, and financial administration.

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Chapter II CONSTITUTION, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF BOARD →

  1. 3Constitution of Char Dham Devasthanam Board
  2. 4Powers and Duties of the Board
  3. 5Terms & conditions of service of members
  4. 6Disqualification and Liabilities of Nominated Members
  5. 7Vacancy of nominated member on Disqualification
  6. 8Meetings of the Board
  7. 9Vacancy not to effect the constitution of Board or committee
  8. 10Constitution of High level Committee for Devasthanam Management Yatra Coordination

Chapter III Constitution of High Level Committee For Devasthanam Management & Yatra Coordination →

  1. 11Functions and duties of High level Committee

Chapter IV APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS AND OTHER STAFF →

  1. 13Appointment of CEO
  2. 14Officers to Assist the CEO
  3. 15Powers and Functions of the CEO

Chapter V PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERS BY CHAR DHAM DEVASTHANAMS/RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS →

  1. 17Preparation and maintenance of registers by Char Dham Devasthanams/ Religious institutions
  2. 18Annual verification of the Registers

Chapter VI ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHAR DHAM DEVASTHANAMS →

  1. 19Duties and rights of Trustee and Hak-Hakkukdhari etc.
  2. 20Trustee to furnish accounts, returns etc.
  3. 21Inspection of property and documents
  4. 22Vesting of certain properties in the Board
  5. 23Vesting of immovable properties of Char Dham Devasthanams covered under this Act
  6. 24Restriction on registration of documents
  7. 25Recovery of immovable property unlawfully alienated
  8. 26Removal of encroachment on the land and premises belonging to Char Dham Devasthanams
  9. 27Power to act for protection and development of Char Dham Devasthanams

Chapter VII APPOINTMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND DISQUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES, PRIESTS, RAWAL ETC. →

  1. 28Procedure for making appointment and engagement of Priests, Rawal, Trustee etc. and their term.
  2. 29Removal of Trustees, Priests, etc
  3. 30Disqualifications of Trustees, Rawals, Priests etc.
  4. 31Filling of vacancy in the office of Hereditary Priest, Trustee, Rawal or Priest

Chapter VIII FINANCE, CHAR DHAM FUND AND MAINTENANCE OF BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS →

  1. 32Finance, creation of Uttarakhand Char Dham Fund, Budget, Accounts and sums recoverable as arrear of land revenue.
  2. 33Recovery of Temple Dues
  3. 34Installation of Hundi
  4. 35Preparation and submission of Budget to the Board
  5. 36Maintenance of Accounts and Auditing

Chapter IX OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 37Penalty for non compliance of the provisions of this Act by Trustee etc.
  2. 39Every offence punishable under this Act shall be non cognizable and
  3. 40Cognizance of offence

Chapter X MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 41Protection for action taken in good faith
  2. 42Power to remove difficulties
  3. 43Board may receive funds for the development of Devasthanams etc. other than Hindu Devasthanams etc.
  4. 44Amendment in Schedule
  5. 45Act not to apply to Religious institutions
  6. 46***]
  7. 47Bar of Jurisdiction
  8. 48Overriding effect of the act

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