Office Memorandum No. 1658/2021/LD of the Labour Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh dated 23rd March, 2021 on the performance of rituals in a temple [C17-QAP]
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No. 1658/2021/LD
GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Labour Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, dated the 23rd March, 2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The performance of rituals in a temple by archakas under the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Labour Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh on the manner in which the performance of rituals in a temple by archakas is to be regulated under the Madhya Pradesh Public Trusts Act, 1951.
2. The matter has been examined. Every archaka carrying on the performance of rituals in a temple shall make an application in Form H to the Charity Commissioner within one hundred and twenty days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the performance of rituals in a temple is undertaken, and the Charity Commissioner shall dispose of it within one hundred and twenty days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Labour Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
(Secretary to Government)
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