Office Memorandum No. 384/2026/RD of the Revenue Department, Government of Odisha dated 21st August, 2026 on the hereditary management of a temple [C18-CF8]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 384/2026/RD
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
Revenue Department, Government of Odisha
Bhubaneswar, dated the 21st August, 2026
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The hereditary management of a temple by hereditary trustees under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Revenue Department, Government of Odisha on the manner in which the hereditary management of a temple by hereditary trustees is to be regulated under the Odisha Hindu Religious Endowments Act, 1952.
2. The matter has been examined. Every hereditary trustee carrying on the hereditary management of a temple shall make an application in Form D to the Commissioner of Endowments within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the hereditary management of a temple is undertaken, and the Commissioner of Endowments shall dispose of it within ninety days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Revenue Department, Government of Odisha.
(Secretary to Government)
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