Corruption and Corruption!!! But why ???

CORRUPTION OF BODHGAYA TEMPLE COMMITTEE
” BODHGAYA MONKS ARE BUSY TO GARB MONEY FROM DEVOTEES, SEX WITH DEVOTEES & LOCAL SEX WORKERS AND DRINKING WINE AT NIGHT IS THERE MOTTO ”

Who ever sit in the chair of the Secretary of Bodhgaya Temple Management Committee since 1975 they are all involved in corruption according to the locals. This corruption started when the Japanese and the Thai’s pouring money like water in the Holy Temple. Look at the left and right side photo of the thrown and ornaments which was found from Ex-Chief priest but with out checking by any expert BTMC deposited in the govt.  treasury. There are five ways of corruption which was happening in the temple. They are as follows :

1. At the time of giving “Donation”. Because the devotees never asked the donation slip from the officer and as soon as they left the office took the money in his pocket in the past time. Even when the donation box of the temple used to open time to time at that time some part of the money goes to the pocket of the officer in the past time but now not possible because video graph is going on till the end of counting money but in the past years no photography done.

2. When the devotees are asking for Holy cloths. The offering money for the cloth goes to the pocket of the officer which the devotees never came to know. The monks have their special group as well as special friends. But now this kind of corruption is minor.

3. When the devotees are offering to decorate the temple. The commission goes to the pocket of the officer from the dealer. Still commission activity is ( under table ) going on. This kind of work not possible to stop in India.

4. When the devotees are offering “ Sangha Dana”. The false bill goes to the pocket of the organizer.

5. The most horrible of all is asking for Holy Bodhi Tree Wood, leaves and idols by the ignorant & crazy devotees from the Buddhist world. It is a million dollars business by the officers and the monks. It was happening in the past but from 2007 it is not possible.

Many donated jewellery is missing whose account no body knows, until or unless the devotees from around the world came forward to ask for the accountability then only the government can reach to the point. The Government has no information about the Temple wealth. Intensive interrogation to all the past secretary and monk in charge of Mahabodhi temple can only revel the truth. When the temple management committee will register his complain and when the police will take action that God only knows. You watch the audit report very carefully. See the telephone bills, entertainment bill, miscellaneous bills, repair bills  and Buddha Jainti calibration bills and  then you will revile the story. ( soon i will upload the past bills )

NGO’S … NGO’S ….. NGO’S

All the NGO’s in Bodhgaya registered themselves at Patna or in Delhi or some other state to work in Bodhgaya. Many NGO’s are there those who registered in the name of Gaya or Dobhi or Charki ( 20 Kilometers from Bodhgaya ).

PLACE   WISE   NGO’s  IN  BODHGAYA  TOWN

Amwa                                  01    Nos.

Baiju Bigha                         02    ”

Bakrour                               15    ”

Bhagalpur                           16    ”

Bodhgaya                            28    ”

Dumuhan                             08    ”

Kendue                                 03    ”

Mastipur                               16    ”

Miya Bigha                           04    ”

Mocharim                             02    ”

Pachatti                                  10    ”

Rampur                                  02    ”

RajaPur                                  02    ”

Tikka Bigha                          03    ”

Near To Bodhgaya Town

Atri                                          04    ”

Charki                                     01    ”

Dobhi                                      01    ”

GayaTown                            82    ”

Itra                                           03    ”

Manpur                                   03    ”

Pararia                                     02    ”

Sheikhwara                             01    ”

BODHGAYA – 4.05.2008

200 NGO’s of Bodhgaya is now facing the biggest problem in their life to exist in Bodhgaya in the name of Social Service. It is a corruption of $ 70 million. Many foreigners never complain to Government because they received life threat from the locals as they said. They are always in local media by providing the reporter under table from the beginning for their so-called social service. They are spending the donated money for their own entertainment but all the bills go to NGO’s audit with the help of local auditor. There are some big cats that the local authority never dares to touch them for their political & money power. But only the past Commissioner of Magadh Division Dr. Ramaiah takes the sleep of these so called NGO’s of Bodhgaya by issuing them notice to present at his office on dated 16.04.2008 with all the documents. Those people did not present on that day they have to present again on dated 16.05.2008 at his office. He is the most honest officer and for his honesty the local people came forward ( Mainly the Downtrodden ) to complained against these so called NGO’s of Bodhgaya. He is personally raiding to every single NGO’s office and for that many seasonal NGO’s shutdown their so-called office, local auditors are afraid, political power shut their mouth.  He issued notice to :-

BodhGaya Temple Management Committee     – Bodhgaya

Mahabodhi Society ofIndia                                       – Bodhgaya

Samanway Ashram                                                         – Bodhgaya

Children and Development Trust                             – Bodhgaya

Association For Buddhist Circuit Development – Bodhgaya

Jeanamitav Welfare Trust                               – Pachatti

People First Charitable Trust                          – Pachatti

Indian Rural Development Trust                   – Pachatti

Kirwin Relief Trust                                               – Pachatti

Buddha Guest House                                            – Pachatti

Fortune of Children Welfare Guest House – Pachatti

Tara Helping Educational Society                 – Shakwara

Buddha Handicap Development Society    – Dandawa

School of the world                                              – Baiju Bigha

Vajrabodhi Society                                              – Mocharim

Muskan Vikalang  Trust                                    – Rampur

Amedkar Handicap Charitable Trust          – MiyaBigha

Niranjana Public Welfare Trust                      – Bakrour

Sujata Children Welfare Foundation             – Bakrour

Buddha Educational Foundation Society    – Bakrour

Sakya Sujata Welfare Trust                              – Bakrour

Utkarsh Bharity                                                     – Bakrour

Avatar Human Educational Charitable Trust – Bakrour

Tathagat Sikhsan Sansthan Welfare Trust   – Bakrour

Sujata Voluntary Society                                     – Bakrour

Mini Ha Ha Trust                                                    – Katorwa

Privilege Sharing                                                    – Bhagalpur

Jeevan Deep                                                             – Bhagalpur

Rahul Meditation Charitable Trust               – Mastipur

Nari Jagaran Munch                                            – Mastipur

Buddha Vocational Charitable Trust           – Mastipur

Avidya Vimukti Sansthan                                 – Mastipur

Note : Only two among of these trust are really working well. If you are supporting any NGO in Bodhgaya then don’t think that you are helping the right one.

Corruption by the Children

The small children of Bodhgaya called the tourist as a “ Client ”. You will see them at Sujata Garh after the crossing the river as well as in Bodhgaya. They will tell you “ Hi – friends, No – father – No mother give me a dollar ”. They know how to cheat you. If you give them school material then as soon as you left them they will sale it to the same shop keeper and money will be distribute among them. They will take your E-mail ID and will sent you mail like “ their family is suffering from this or that OR my house destroy by cyclone OR my school fees not yet deposited and if I don’t pay it then school will kick out me……..etc.” They used the theories which create compassion in the heart of people and out of it they earn huge money.

The local downtrodden parents are also involved in this business along with some NGO’s. Both are using these children to gain money. They received percentage from the NGO’s when they brought client to them. The famous cheater is a small boy looking like a cookie who known as Vikram ( 30 sponsor). He is the Boss of one Gang. They are always moving to catch the tourist from main temple to Thai temple and other group at river site. These children are not poor; it is a business in Bodhgaya.

Bodhgaya needed foreigners to complain the District Magistrate of Gaya regarding this issue then some thing can be happened at Bodhgaya. Will you come forward about it !!?

Corruption of Monasteries in Bodhgaya

There is a word called “Give & Take” and it is going on in every part of the world. Our Bodhgaya, the land of Buddha also affected by it. The devotees are the root cause of corruption and they forgot their duties because of their psycho blindness about the monks.

Every thing starts with a small hole and slowly it became a big hole. There is no true “Sangha” which monitor the activity of the monks because most of the so-called big monks are busy with worldly things which the beginner learnt from the senior monks and now it is uncontrolled. The following methods are used by the monks :-

( A )  They do photography of downtrodden people and then all these photos showed in their respected country to collect money and how much money collected that God only knows.

( B )  When they purchase land to build a monastery at that very time huge money eaten by the dealing monk.

( C )  What ever they purchase for the monasteries they took commission from the shop keeper. These shop keepers provides false bill at the time of audit report.

( D )  The donations which they received from the devotees they did not show all in their audit report. Why they are not publishing audit report in the news paper like Ram Krishna Mission ? why they do not do press conference with the media ?

( E )  They take room rent from the devotees but in the bill they showed it as a donation. The devotees never asked why they are not writing room rent. Most of the devotees never insist for the bill, because monks are from their own country.

( F )  They used to show that they are doing social work and some of them are running school, these schools are not registered in any Government office. The bill is heavy at end of the year so the question is how many 1^st Class student they produce in Bodhgaya ? How many doctors OR engineers they produce in Bodhgaya ? Is there any one who is studying at IIT or IIM !!?

( G )  They give bribes to the government officer to pass off their illegal request and at the end the bill shows heavy amount. The question is why giving bribes ? Is it a Buddha teaching ?

Dear brother & sister I am not against of any one but my motto is to educate the devotees and the monks to take the real path of Lord Buddha. In Denmark people stop giving donation to a Tibetan Monastery for their huge corruption. In California,   USA huge corruption is going on in most of the monastery as it is happening in Varanasi-India. The most pathetic story in Bodhgaya is most south-east Asian monasteries are telling that “Indians are not allowed ”. Good & Bad is every where it does not mean that we should not talk about Bodhgaya and we should not rectify ourselves. The yearly Puja Committee at Bodhgaya by different sects at recent years are the biggest corruption place. Now this yearly puja is a show up business like our Hindus.      

Temple Wise Room Accommodation in Bodhgaya

Name of the Temple                                  Phone No.              No. of Rooms

Asian Buddhist Cultural Center                                 2200478                          07 Rooms

Bhutan Temple                                                                  2200710                          25 Rooms

Burmese Temple                                                              2200721                           80 Rooms

Chinese Temple                                                                2200769                          50 Rooms

Daijokyo Buddhist Temple                                         2200747                          45 Rooms

Dhambodhi Meditation Center                                 2200740                          20 Rooms

International Meditation Center                              2200707                          30 Rooms

Japanese Temple                                                             2200743                          25 Rooms

Karmapa Temple ( Tibet )                                           2200795                           20 Rooms

Korean Temple                                                                2200512                            10 Rooms

Mahabodhi Society of India                                       2200742                           16 Rooms

Maitriya Project                                                              2200620                           20 Rooms

Nepal Temple                                                                   2200802                           25 Rooms

Nigma Temple ………………10,000 Person can sleep on the floor

Root Institute of Wisdom Culture                           2200714                           25 Rooms

Royal Thai Temple                                                         2200476                          80 Rooms

Shechen Monastery ( Near SBI Bank )                   2200650                       100 Rooms

Sikim Guest House                                                          2201130                           16 Rooms

Taiwan Temple                                                                 2200503                          35 Rooms

Tibetan Temple                                                                2200722                       100 Rooms

Vietnam Temple ( Near Kalchakra )                        2200733                         30 Rooms

Note :–

I am giving two years old data to make you understand that at present what is their position which you can have a look. Do they give professional hotel tax ? A monastery should run what ever they received from the local community. A monk should not think about food and about tomorrow. Where is Dhamma that God only knows ?

 

KEEP  IN  MIND  WHEN  YOU  ARE  IN  BODHGAYA

“ Hello Friends, Hi-Friends, No-Father, No-Mother is the symbol of corruption in Bodhgaya.”

“ Talking about Charity means the symbol of corruption may be they are X, Y, Z .”

“ 99 % Hotel and Guest House in Bodhgaya have direct or indirect link with so-called NGO business which is leading towards a huge corruption.”

“ Be careful of so called Monks in BODHGAYA. They are busy with all worldly things. What the prophets left from their home, today’s monks are busy with that luxury. Come at summer time you will see the colour of a monk. GARBING MONEY FROM DEVOTEES, SEX WITH DEVOTEES, DRINKING WINE IS THERE MOTTO ”

“ All the spiritual courses at the time of winter and rest of the year where are they that God only knows. Every Holy place in the world is full of local believers and only in bodhgaya it is opposite – Why ?? ”

“ If you tell the truth to a devotee about the corruption then he / she will never believe that, until or unless cheated at Bodhgaya.”

“ Be careful of dramatic performance, sophisticated words and the e-mails from the cheaters otherwise your emotion will go to hell.” 

“ Never try to buy a piece Land in Bodhgaya.  Land Mafia will take you to hell. You have to pay 100 times more then the original rate. No out sider can buy land in India by his / her name but any organization can buy land in his / her name. Any one can be secretary or president of an NGO in India and can keep all power in his / her hand but he / she can not be Settler ( means founder ) as per law of India.” To cheat a donar the local boys / people have understanding with local lawyers and that is why all the doners at Bodhgaya knows that they can not be secretaty or president of an NGO in India which is a white lie “.

“ Marring a foreign girls is a kind of profession in Bodhgaya and the horrible end of the love story is happiness depends on money. The foreign girls thought that boy is the best boy in the world and the right partner for life. Please just say that ” I will stay in India and I will hand over my passport to Indian government and I will never go back to my country. The Horrible truth will be known to the lady. ”

“ Be careful from the cheater when you are in Varanasi, Taj-Mahal, Jaipur, Khajuraho, Goa otherwise you will go to hell. Their sympathetic word, help is the root cause of all problems.”

“ Call to this No. 91- 8083339782 or arupteresa@gmail.com for any help when you are cheated or receiving any kind of threat by any one in Bodhgaya.”

“ Please stop giving cash any ways and means to any one to stop corruption in Bodhgaya. Give them food but not money. The local downtrodden became lazy and a kind of beggar because of this money. Come forward to build a new Bodhgaya.”

 

 

 

 

1949 BODHGAYA TEMPLE ACT

THE BODHGAYA TEMPLE ACT, 1949

(THE BODHGAYA TEMPLE ACT, 1949 17 OF 1949)

(as modified up to the 8th February, 1955)

[Governor’s assent published in the Bihar Gazette of the 6th July, 1949].

An Act to make provision for the better management of the Bodh Gaya Temple and the properties appertaining thereto.

Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the better management of theBodhGayaTempleand properties appertaining thereto.

It is hereby enacted as follows :-

Short little and Commencement

1. (I) This Act may be called the BodhGaya Temple Act, 1949.

(II) It shall come into force at once.

Definition

2. In this Act, unless there is any thing repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) “the temple” means the great temple built by the site of the Mahabodhi Tree near thevillageofBodh Gayain the district of Gaya and includes the Mahabodhi Tree and Vajrasan ;

(b) “the temple land” means the land in which the temple and its precincts stand and shall cover such area or shall lie within such boundaries as the [2] [State] Government may, by notification direct;

(c) “the Mahanth” means the presiding priest for the time being of Saivite Monastery at Bodh Gaya; and

(d) “Committee” means the committee constituted under Section 3.

3. (1) As soon as may be after the commencement of this the1 [State] Government shall constitute a committee as hereinafter provided and entrust it with the management and control of the temple land and the properties appeartaining thereto.

(2) The Committee shall consist of a Chairman and eight members nominated by the [1] [State] Government, all of whom shall be Indians and of whom four shall be Buddhists and four shall be Hindus including the Mahanth:

Provided that if the Mahanth is a minor or of unsound mind or refuses to serve on the committee, another Hindu member shall be nominated in his place.

(3) The District Magistrate of Gaya shall be the ex-officio Chairman of the Committee: Provided that the1 [State] Government shall nominate a Hindu as Chairman of the Committee for the period during which the district Magistrate of Gaya is non-Hindu.

(4) The [1] [State] Government shall nominate a person from among the members to act as Secretary of the Committee.

4. The Committee shall be a body corporate by the name of the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire and hold property, both movable and immovable, and to contract, and shall by the said name sue or be sued.

5. (1) The term of office of the members of the committee shall be three years :

Provided that the1 [State] Government, if they are satisfied that the Committee is guilty of gross mismanagement, dissolve the Committee and constitute another Committee or assume direct control of the temple, temple land and the properties appertaining thereto.

(2) Where a member of the Committee dies, resigns, refuses to serve on the Committee, absents himself from six consecutive meetings of the Committee, without the leave of the Committee or ceases to reside in India, or becomes in capable of working, the [1] [State] Government may nominate a person to fill the vacancy.

(3) Any Act done by the Committee shall not be questioned on the ground merely of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of the Committee.

6. The name of the Chairman other than the District Magistrate of Gaya and of every member of the committee shall be published by the1 [State] Government in the Official Gazzette,

7. (1) The Committee shall maintain its office at Bodh Gaya.

(2) At the meeting of the Committee the Chairman, or in his absence one of the members to be elected at the meeting, shall preside.

(3) No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least four members are present.

8. (1) No movable property of a non-perish able nature appertaining to the temple shall be transferred without the previous sanction of the Committee, and, if the value of the property is more than one thousand rupees, without the previous approval of the1 [State] Government.

(2) No immovable property appertaining to the temple shall be leased for more than three years or mortgaged, sold or otherwise alienated except with the previous sanction of the committee and the [1] [State] Government.

9. The Committee shall have no proper to borrow money from any person except with the previous sanction of the1 [State] Government.

10. Subject to the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder, it shall be the duty of the Committee –

(1) to arrange for

(a) the upkeep and repair of the temple ;

(b) the improvement of the temple land ;

(c) the welfare and safety of the pilgrims ; and

(d) the proper performance of worship at the temple and pindadan (offering of pindas) on the temple land ;

(2) to prevent the descration of the temple or any part thereof or of any image therein;

(3) to make arrangements for the receipt and disposal of the offerings made in the Temple, and for the safe custody of the statements of accounts and other documents relating to the temple or the temple land and for the preservation of the property appertaining to the temple;

(4) to make arrangement for the custody, deposit and investment of funds in its hand; and

(5) to make provision for the payment of suitable emoluments to its salaried staff.

11. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the rules framed thereunder, Hindus and Buddhists of every sect shall have access to the temple and the temple land for the purpose of worship or pindadan.

Provide that nothing in this Act shall entitle any person to perform animal sacrifice or to bring any alcoholic liqueur within the temple or on the temple land, or to enter the temple with shoes on.

(2) If any person contravenes the provisions of the proviso to sub-Section (1), he shall be punishable with fine not exceeding fifty rupees.

12. Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment for the time being in force, if there be any dispute between Hindus and Buddhists regarding the manner of using the temple or the temple land, the decision of the1 [State] Government shall be final.

13. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the rules made thereunder, the Committee shall have no jurisdiction over the movable or immovable property of the Saivite Monastery of Bodh Gaya.

14. The1 [State] Government shall every year appoint on auditor to audit the accounts of the funds of the Committee and fix his remuneration which shall be paid from the said funds. The auditor shall submit hisreport to the Committee and send a copy of if to the [1] [State] Government which may issue such directions thereon, as it may deem fit, and the Committee shall carry out such directions.

15. (1) The1 [State] Government may constitute an Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to in this Act as the “Board”) which shall consist of such number of members as the [1] [State] Government may determine.

(2) The majority of the members of such Board shall be Buddhists who may not all be Indians.

(3) The members of the Board shall hold office for such term as may be fixed by the [1] [State] Government.

(4) The Board shall function purely as an Advisory body to the Committee and shall discharge its furctious in the ……… prescribed by the1 [State] Government by rules made…… behalf.

16. This Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Religious endowments Act2 1863, or in any decree, custom or usage.

17. (1) With the previous sanction of he3 [State] Government the commiteemay, from time, make bye-laws to carry out the purposes of this Act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such byelaws may provide for :-

(a) the division of duties among the Chair-, man, the members and Secretary of the Committee;

(b) the manner in which their decision may be ascertained otherwise than at the meetings;

(c) the procedure and conduct of business at meetings of the Committee;

(d) the delegation of powers of the Committee to individual members;

(e) the book and accounts to be kept at the office of the Committee;

(f) the custody and investment of the dunds of the Committee;

(g) the time andplace of its meetings ;

(h) the manner in which notice of its meeting shall be given;

(i) the preservation of order and the conduct of proceeding at meetings and the powers which the Chairman may exercise for the purpose of enforcing its decisions;

(j) the manner in which the proceeding of its meeting shall be recorded;

(k) the persons by whom receipts may be granted for moneys paid to the Committee; and

(l) the maintenance of cordial relations between the Buddhistsand the Hindu pilgrims.

(3) All bye-laws, after they have been confirmed by the1 [State] Government, shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereafter have the force of law.

18. The1 [State] Government may make rules2 to carry out the purposes of this Act.

[Preface to the said Act : “The Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 (Bihar Act 17 of 1949) has been amended by the Adaptation of Law Order, 1950. The amendments made by the Adaptation of Laws Order have been incorporated in the text and some other foot-notes have been added for convenience of reference” – Deputy Secretary to Government, dated the 8th February, 1955].3

BYE-LAWS OF THE BODH GAYA TEMPLE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Government of Bihar, Political Department. (General Branch) NOTIFICATION.

Patna, the 26th February, 1957

No. A/B1-1026/56-P.G. 435. The following bye-laws made by the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee under Sub-section (1) of Section 17 of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 (Bihar Act 17 of 1949), having been confirmed by the State Government, are hereby published as required by Sub-section (3) of the said Section :-

By-laws under Section 17 of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act.

1. In these bye-laws unless the context otherwise indicates :

(i) ‘Act means the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 (Bihar Act XVIII of 1949).

(ii) ‘rules’ means rules farmed by the State Government under section 18 of the Act.

(iii) ‘Bye-laws’ means the bye-laws framed by the Committee with the previous sanction of the State Government under section 17 of the Act.

(iv) ‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the Committee.

(v) ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Committee.

2. Meetings of the Committee shall be hels at the office of the Committee or at such other place at Bodh Gaya as the Chairman or in his absence, the Secretary may decide.

3. Meetings of the Committee shall be held, as far as possible, at intervals to exceeding three months.

4. The agenda for a meeting shall be prepared by the Chairman after taking into consideration suggestions (if any) received in this behalf from the members, and resolutions received in the office of the Committee at least seven days before the notice meeting is issued to members shall be included therein.

5. Notice of a meeting together with copies of the agenda shall be circulated to members by post by Express delivery letters, or by messengers i case of local members, at least, twenty-one days before the date fixed for the meeting Providing that in case of an emergency a meeting may be called on seven days’ notice.

6. Notice of a meeting together with the agenda shall be entered in a register kept for the purpose, and the register shall be open to inspection by any member at the office of the Committee during office hours.

7. The Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member elected for the purpose by members present at the meeting) shall preside over a meeting.

8. Four members shall form the quorum at any meeting.

9. The minutes of proceedings of meetings shall be recorded by the Chairman, or, in his absence, by the member who may preside at the meeting or by such other person as may be directed by the person presiding at the meeting.

10. At a meeting other than an adjourned meeting, the minutes of the last meeting shall be read out and, if approved as having been correctly recorded or after necessary correction, if any, shall be signed by the Chairman or such other member as may be presiding at the meeting.

11. At every meeting a financial statement and a report on the work done after the last meeting of the committee (including a resume of the steps taken to implement the previous decisions of the Committee), or proposed to be undertaken in future, shall be laid.

12. No subject once finally disposed of at a meeting shall be reopened or re-considered within six months from the date of its disposal, except with the concurrence of, at least, two-thirds of the members present at a meeting.

13. The Chairman may issue special invitations to persons who are not members of the Committee to attend a meeting and the invitees may participate in the deliberations of the Committee, but they will have no right of vote.

15. An adjourned meeting, being merely continuation of the original meeting, shall not require notice of more than seven days.

16. No matter may be considered at a meeting including a meeting adjourned for want of the quorum unless it is included in the agenda circulated under bye-law 5 :

Provided that, at the request of any member or on his motion, the Chairman (or, in his absence, the member presiding at the meeting) may include any matter in the agenda if he is satisfied about its urgency.

17. Any member of the Committee may make suggestions in writing for the inclusion of any matter in the agenda of a meeting and the same shall be considered by the Chairman and, in case the Chairman does not include in the agenda any such suggestion which has been received in the office of the Committee more than seven days before the notice together with the agenda is issued to the members, he shall record the reasons for inability to include the suggestion in the agenda and inform the member concerned of it.

18. The suggestions mentioned in bye-law No. 18 shall together with the date of their receipt in the office of the Committee be entered in the order in which they are received in a register to be maintained for the purpose.

19. The Chairman, or the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman, shall convene meetings of the Committee;

Provide that, if no meeting is held within three months, any member may send a requisition to the Chairman requesting him to call a meeting and the Chairman (or the Secretary in consultation with the Chairman) shall thereupon call a meeting of the Committee and, if the Chairman (or the Secretary) fails to call a meeting within a year, any four members may call a meeting of the Committee.

20. Within seven days of the holding of a meeting, the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be circulated to all members of the Committee, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the State Government and the Commissioner, Patna Division by the Chairman.

21. (i) If any question of importance requiring urgent consideration arises, the Secretary, with the consent of the Chairman, or the Chairman on his own motion may ascertain the opinions of the members thereon otherwise than at a meeting by referring the matter to them in writing by registered post.

(ii) In making the reference the question on which the opinion of the members is to be ascertained shall, as far as practicable, be framed succinctly and precisely, split into parts, if necessary, so that the answer to the parts or whole may be ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

(iii) A short explanation note shall accompany the question.

(iv) The decision of the majority of the members so ascertained shall operate as the decision of the Committee and shall have the same binding force and effect as that of a decision arrived at a meeting.

(v) The majority opinion shall be calculated and determined on the basis of opinions received in the office of the Committee before the 22nd day of the despatch of the registered letters in this regard to the members :

Provided that, if the majority opinion becomes clear before the lapse of the said period of 21 days, the Secretary shall proceed to act on it forthwith.

(iv) The opinion so ascertained shall be reported in writing to the next meeting of the Committee and then incorporated in its minutes.

22. The annual budget of the Committee shall be finalised every year not later than the 31st January, and , at least, one month before the date of the meeting convened for the purpose of considering and passing the budget, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Chairman, prepare:-

(i) an estimated budget of expenditure which may be incurred during the ensuing financial year;

(ii) a statement showing all expected receipts from all sources during the ensuing financial year;

(iii) an estimate of the balances likely to be available for expenditure during the ensuing financial year, and circulate them with an explanatory memorandum, to all members of the committee at least 21 days before the date of the meeting.

23. No expenditure shall be incurred unless it is sanctioned in the budget:

Provided that, to meet unforeseen and urgent expenditure, the Committee shall, subject to rules, be competent to sanction special grants during the year.

24. The power of the Committee to sanction special grants to meet unforeseen and urgent expenditure, may by a resolution of the Committee, be delegated to the Chairman and/or the Secretary.

25. At the meeting of the Committee convened to consider the annual budget estimates, statements and proposals, the Secretary shall place the final accounts of the financial year next preceding and the provisional accounts of the financial year.

26. The budget for a financial year passing at the meeting of the Committee referred to in the bye-law 23, shall be forwarded for information to the State Government, and to such other authority as the State Government may, from time to time, indicae,

27. All money received whether by way of donation, subscription or any other manner, shall be credited to the Fund of the Committee.

28. Charity boxes shall be opened at least a month by the Chairman or any other person authorised by him in writing, in presence of two other responsible persons who will each certify in writing what amount is taken out of each such box.

29. Accounts will be maintained in the local branch of the State Bank ofIndia.

30. All money received by or on behalf of the Committee must be deposited in the Bank within the next three working days of the bank after such receipt.

31. Payments exceeding Rs. 20.00 except the payment of salaries and emoluments of the staff of the Committee, shall be made by cheques signed by the Chairman or signed by the Secretary and countersigned by the Chairman.

32. For all money any articles received by or on behalf of the Committee the Chairman or any other person authorised in writing by him shall issue printed receipts, the counterfoils of which shall be preserved for a period of twelve years.

33. The income and the property of the Committee, howsoever derived, shall be applied solely towards the proper performance of the duties of the Committee as laid down in the Act.

34. Subject to the control of the Chairman, the Secretary shall be in charge of the funds of the committee.

35. Subject to the provisions of the Act all transfer of properties, movable or immovable, whether by way of lease, mortgage, sale or otherwise shall be openly negotiated and completed :

Provided that the Chairman, or such person as may be authorised in writing by him in this behalf, may have any perishable article auctioned after giving locally notice of the auction by beat of drum.

36. All leases and contracts shall be made in open public bids held after seven days of proper and public notice.

37. The lease shall usually be given to the highest bidder for reasons to be recorded in writing by him.

38. In giving out contracts, the lowest tender shall ordinarily be accepted:

Provided that the Chairman will have the right to give a contract to a person whose tender is not the lowest for reasons to be recorded in writing by him.

39. The Chairman may authorise the Secretary or the senior most member of the staff of the Committee to keep with himself a permanent advance of a sum not exceeding Rs.50/- for incurring expenditure on contingencies, which will be recouped by drawing regular bills after submission of proper vouchers for each item of expenditure already incurred.

41. (i) The appointment or the dismissal of member of the staff of the Committee employed on a salary of Rs. 50/- a month and above shall rest with the Committee.

(ii) The Chairman may appoint, suspend or dismiss any employee of the Committee whose salary is less than Rs. 50/- a month :

Provided that, all such appointments, suspensions and dismissals must be reported with the reasons therefore for information at the first meeting of the Committee held after the order or appointment, suspension or dismissal has been passed.

(iii) The Chairman may, pending an inquiry, suspend an employee of the committee drawing a salary of Rs. 50/- a month or more for misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty or any other sufficient cause :

Provided that he action taken along with the explanation, if any, submitted by the employee, shall be reported to the Committee for proper action all its first meeting held after the order of suspension has been passed.

(iv) All temporary employees of the Committee, whose services may no longer by required hall be liable to be discharged after one month’s notice or on payment of one month’s salary in lieu thereof. Permanent employees may be removed from service after consideration of an explanation to be submitted by them within a reasonale time.

(v) The Chairman may impose a fine not exceeding one tenth of one month’s salary on any employee of the Committee drawing a salary not excceding Rs. 50/- a month for misconduct, neglect of duty or any other sufficient cause.

(vi) The Chairman may impose a fine not exceeding one-tenth of one month’s salary on any employees of the committee drawing a salary of Rs. 50/- a month or above but the order imposing the fine shall be submitted to the Committee for approval at its first meeting held after the order is passed and the Committee may approve, rescind, or modify the order.

(vii) The Chairman shall call upon the employee concerned to explain his conduct and consider the explanation, if any, submitted by the employee before he passes an order imposing a fine.

(viii) All persons employed by a Committee shall, if required, furnish such security as the Committee may from time to time determine.

(ix) During the period of suspension pending enquiry into his conduct, an employee will get as subsistence allowance only one-half of the salary which he was entitled to draw on the day he was suspended.

42. The General superintendence and control of the establishments maintained by the Committee shall vest in and be exercised by the Chairman. The Chairman shall be in general control of the funds of the Committee and shall enter into contracts or execute leases or other documents and pass bills for payments, on behalf of the committee.

43. The Secretary shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Committee, and shall excericse supervision over the staff of the committee and keep the books of accounts and other principal records of the Committee.

43. The Secretary shall be the chief Executive Officer of the Committee, and shall excericse supervision over the staff of the Committee and keep the books of accounts and other principal records of the Committee in his custody.

44. The Committee may designate the seniormost member of its office staff as its Superintendent who shall :-

(i) have the general charge of the office of the Committee and its day to day work

(ii) subject to any general or special direction which the Chairman or Secretary may from time to time give, deal with routine correspondence.

(iii) examine and sign the cash-books and keep them in order and up-to-date;

(iv) he responsible for the maintenance of the purity and cleanliness of theTempleand theTempleland; and.

(v) look after the comforts of visitors and devotees.

45. All communication received in the office marked ‘Secret’, ‘Confidential’, or ‘Personal’, (or addressed by name) shall be opened by the Chairman or the Secretary (according as who is the addressee).

46. The common seal of the Committee shall remain in the custody of the Chairman, or, if he so directs in writing, of the Secretary.

47. The common seal shall be affixed to the following documents :-

(i) all deeds of transfer executed by, or, on behalf of the Committee;

(ii) all written contracts entered into by the Committee;

(iii) the minutes of proceedings of the Committee;

(iv) notices of the meetings of the Committee;

(v) all receipts for money grated on behalf of the Committee; and

(vi) any other documents which in the opinion of the Chairman or the Secretary, is of importance

48. (i) For the proper maintenance of accounts and efficient discharge of its duties the Committee shall maintain necessary books and registers in its office.

(ii) A list of such books and registers shall be maintained in the office

(iii) Books and registers maintained by the Committee shall be open to inspection, during office hours, by the members of the committee and with the permission of the Chairman or the Secretary, by any other person.

49. The Committee may from time to time, for any purpose connected with its work, appoint sub-committees consisting of such of its members and any others persons as it may think proper and such sub-committees shall exercise such powers and perform such functions as may be prescribed by the Committee.

50. Any addition, alteration or modification in these bye-laws may be made by the Committee by a majority of votes of the members of the Committee, subject to confirmation by the State Government and publication in the official Gazette.

51. In matters no specifically provided for in these by-laws the Committee shall be competent to pass orders and regulate its affairs in such manner as in necessary for the discharge of its duties in accordance with the Act and the rules.

52. The Committee may, by a resolution, delegate such of its powers to the Chairman or the Secretary as it may consider necessary.

53. The Secretary shall prepare each year a report of the affairs and activities of the committee and present it at its meeting held to consider and pass the budget. A copy of the report shall be forwarded to the State Government along with the budget estimates.

54. The members of the Committee including the Chairman and the Secretary and the special invitees to the meetings of the Committee and Sub-committees shall be entitled to travelling allowance and daily allowance for attending the meetings of the Committee and its Sub-committees (and for other journeys required in connection with the work of the Committee, in the case of the Chairman and Secretary) at the following rates :

(i) Single second class railway fare from the railway station nearest the members or special invitees, place or residence to the railway stations nearest the place of the meeting.

(ii) Eight annas for each mile of distance travelled by road in the course of journey from the place of residence to the place of meeting.

(iii) Daily allowance at the rate of Rs. 5/- per diem for the duration of the meeting and an allowance of Rs. 5/- as out of pocket expenses for every day spent in travelling between their places of residence and the place of the meeting and vice versa :

Provided that, the out-of-pocket expenses shall not be paid for the day or days for which daily allowance is admissible.

Provided further that, that employees of the State Government shall not be entitled to charge any travelling allowance or daily allowance or out-of-poket expense from the funds of the Committee.

55. The staff of the Committee shall be entitled to such rates of travelling and daily allowances as the Chairman may, from time to time, after due consideration of the finances of the Committee, by an order in writing determine and such rates shall until modified.