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UP CM exempts Ayodhya temples, non secular shrines of civic body taxes

Reported By: | Edited By: DNA Internet Crew |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Apr 02, 2022, 11: 50 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday visited the temple city of Ayodhya and asked the city’s municipal corporation no longer to impose commercial taxes on temples and other non secular shrines.

On his first talk about with to Ayodhya after assuming cost of the notify for the 2nd timeframe, Adityanath also reviewed the preparation for the upcoming Ram Navami Mela within the temple city.

Around 10 lakhs devotees are expected to participate within the honest that may almost definitely well be held after two years as a result of Covid pandemic. At Ayodhya, Adityanath also supplied prayers at the Hanumangarhi temple and paid a talk about with to the construction pickle of the Lord Ram temple.


The executive minister also visited the Balrampur district later and supplied prayers in three temples there. He’s going to possess an night cease at the Devi Patan temple there and jog away for Siddharthnagar on Saturday.

A document from Gorakhpur, meanwhile, acknowledged CM Adityanath will glance a 9-day speedily throughout “Chaitra Navratri” beginning Saturday and must develop special puja there for peace, prosperity, well being and happiness within the notify and nation.

In the temple city, Adityanath asked the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation no longer to grab commercial tax from temples and other non secular shrines. The municipal corporation ought to no longer cost rental tax, water tax, sewer tax from monasteries, temples, ‘dharamshalas’ and charitable organisations at commercial charges as all these institutions create charity work and public carrier, the CM acknowledged.

The executive minister asked the civic body to grab fully financial cooperation from non secular shrines within the own of token monetary contributions. The CM also directed the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation to make a proposal regarding this and secure it authorized by the govt. 

After the foundation-laying of the Ram temple in August 2020, this is in a position to be the principle Ram Navami Mela after the Covid pandemic and the CM asked officers to organise this honest with grandeur and make special efforts for bringing Ayodhya on the world blueprint.

While reviewing the preparations for the Mela, Adityanath, in his address, acknowledged the construction of the Ram temple has started and hundreds of devotees will advance to Ayodhya daily from all around the assign India. 

“Maintaining this in glimpse, develop an consuming atmosphere and red meat up Ayodhya in one of these capacity that the devotees accumulate the total atmosphere stuffed with Ramayana era,” he acknowledged. Accurate by his talk about with, the CM met Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Have confidence president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das and senior seer of Bhaktmaal Mahant Kaushal Kishor.

The document from Gorakhpur acknowledged that whereas preserving the 9-day speedily throughout Chaitra Navratri, the CM will develop special puja for the peace and prosperity within the notify and nation. 


On Saturday, alongside with the adore of Maa Shailputri, Durga Saptshati Paath will originate in Shakti temple on the principle flooring of the Gorakhnath temple Math, Dwarika Tiwari of the temple acknowledged.

Acharya Ramanuj Tripathi, also of the Gorakhnath temple, acknowledged on the day of Ashtami on April 9, Nisha Pujan may be performed at the night and Kanya Pujan may be held on the Navmi which is on April 10. 

He hoped that the chief minister and Gorakshpeethdhishwer Yogi Adityanath may almost definitely well participate within the temple’s Kanya Pujan program. 

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