Does the government fund temples?

In 1925, temples were becoming the hubs of organizing freedom movements, so the Madras Religious and Charitable Endowments Act was brought in, to bring them under government control. The Tamil Nadu temples are under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR & CE) Department.

Who controls the church in India?

National Council of Churches in India

Formation	1914, India
President	The Most Rev. P.C. Singh, Church of North India
Vice President	Rev. D. R. Sadananda (Church of South India)
Vice President	Ms. Leena Thomas (Marthoma Syrian Church)
Vice President	Mr. Liju Jacob Kuriakose (Jacobite Syrian Christian Church)

Why should the government give money to Hindu temples?

One, it is only for Hindu temples that the government wishes to ensure proper administration and its income used for ‘correct’ purposes. Two, contributions made to Hindu temples is used by the commissioner uses to fund various government programmes.

Should the Hindu community manage their own temples?

It is time the Hindu community is allowed to manage their own temples once again – the devotees’ donations should be used for social benefit instead of sitting in a government treasury. Until the British came to India, temples were managed by local communities.

Do temples have to pay taxes?

The temple chief priest pointed out that as per Article 26 of the Constitution, the government has no powers to collect taxes from spiritual organisations and sought clarification from the government as to why Hindu temples have to pay taxes and forgo a part of their revenue.

How much does the ranganathat temple get paid by the government?

Four, Subramaniam Swamy wrote, “The Srirangam Ranganathat Temple paid the government a fee of Rs 18.56 crore (2010-11) for ‘administering the temple’, for employees rendering religious services like reciting Vedas, Pasurams during the deity processions, no salary is paid. They get offerings made by devotees and share in sale of archana tickets”.