Endowments

Role & Functionality of Dept:

ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT,KRISHNA DISTRICT

• Endowments Department governed by the “A.P. Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act 1987”.
• Functions of the Department.
• To Administer all Hindu Religious and Charitable Institutions and Endowments.
• To ensure proper administration for appropriating their income for which they were established.
• To protect the properties of the institutions.
• All the expenditure including salaries are borne from the Revenue generated by the Temples and no budgetary support from the Government.

There are as many as 1429 Religious & Charitable Institutions in Krishna District published under the provisions of the Endowments Act 1987. Out of which 531 Institutions are getting income. Remaining 898 institutions are not getting any income since they have not vested with any type of properties.

Trust Board :

As per the provision of section 15 of the Endowments Act 30/87, the Government, Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner constitutes board of trustees to the religious and charitable institutions for governing the administration of temples basing on the income limits stipulated.

Properties :

The Endowment Institutions is having total landed property of Ac.28954 + 412325 Sq Yds including service inam land. The department is getting an income of Rs.19 crores by way of lease of land and getting cash rent of 6 crores from 652 shops. Endowments properties are prohibited U/s 22(A)(I)(C) of the Religious Act.

Cadre Strength of Executive Officers :

There are 83 Executive Officers posts sanctioned under cadre strength. At present only 53 Executive Officers are working against the cadre strength.

Archaka Welfare Fund :

Financial assistance is being given to the Archakas and other employees of temples from out of the interest derived from the corpus fund, the Commissioner of Endowments is the secretary and treasurer to this fund.

Schemes/ Activities :

Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam Scheme:

The Government is extending the financial assistance at Rs.5,000/- per month to the Archakas for rendering services as well as performing Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam expenses from, where there is no proper income sources. At present 201 temples are benefited under this scheme.