Committee approves ₹413 cr budget for Jagannath Puri; to have its own FM radio

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The temple will have its own FM radio channel, the committee said, adding they are also planning to streamline Darshan with provisions for dedicated rows for women, children, and elderly devotees..

Bhubaneshwar: The Jagannath Puri temple management committee met on Friday, during which they approved a budget of Rs.413 crore for the financial year 2024-25..

As the Odisha government has made provision for 500 crore corpus, it would be around 913 crore if we take into account the corpus fund, said a committee member.o)..

He added that the committee has entrusted the district collector, the superintendent of police, and the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration chief to hold talks with temple servitors (priests)..

The committee also discussed the issue of the welfare of the temple servitors, including health insurance, financial assistance, scholarships for the children of sevayat families, and sports financial assistance..