Having visited all major mutts and spiritual establishments, soon after taking oath as Karnataka chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy on Friday gave credence to the fact that his non secular and spiritual ideals had a say in even his political and administrative choices.
Presenting his first full fledged finances, Kumaraswamy earmarked Rs 115 crore as grants for 42 giant and small mutts. Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kumaraswamy has supplied Rs 25 crore as grant to each and every of the larger religious establishments like Tumakuru’s Siddaganga mutt (Lingayat) and Adichunchungiri (Vokkaliga) mutt. The other outstanding Suttur mutt (Lingayat) was given a grant of Rs 5 crore.
Further, the CM additionally introduced grants of Rs 1 crore to Rs three crore for 39 smaller mutts and spiritual establishments.
The smaller mutts have representations from small however influential communities at the local degree across all the state.
When questioned in regards to the grants to the 39 smaller mutts forward of the LS polls, Kumaraswamy defended the allocation that it was not the primary time that such allocations have been being made towards the mutts.
“Over the final 10 years, successive governments have given finances and grants to the mutts. This time too we've given grants to the smaller mutts as there was an extended status demand from these small communities and omitted religious establishments,” he mentioned.
On the Rs 25 crore allocation to the three outstanding mutts, Kumaraswamy mentioned the contributions through the Siddaganga mutt and its maximum outstanding pontiff who passed on to the great beyond not too long ago, Shivakumar swamiji, in quite a lot of walks of existence may not be unnoticed.
“As for the affect of Balagangadharanath swamiji on society and quite a lot of sphere of existence throughout the Adichunchungiri mutt additionally can't be unnoticed,” he mentioned.
It may be recalled that during December 2018, the state govt in its supplementary finances had allotted two mutts of Sringeri and Adhichunchangiri mutts in the state underneath three other heads finances of as regards to Rs 24 crore.
Between 2008 and 2013, the then BJP govt had doled out no less than Rs 500 crore, with former CM and present opposition chief B S Yeddyurappa on my own giving Rs 110 crore to temples and mutts between 2008-2011.
Presenting his first full fledged finances, Kumaraswamy earmarked Rs 115 crore as grants for 42 giant and small mutts. Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kumaraswamy has supplied Rs 25 crore as grant to each and every of the larger religious establishments like Tumakuru’s Siddaganga mutt (Lingayat) and Adichunchungiri (Vokkaliga) mutt. The other outstanding Suttur mutt (Lingayat) was given a grant of Rs 5 crore.
Further, the CM additionally introduced grants of Rs 1 crore to Rs three crore for 39 smaller mutts and spiritual establishments.
The smaller mutts have representations from small however influential communities at the local degree across all the state.
When questioned in regards to the grants to the 39 smaller mutts forward of the LS polls, Kumaraswamy defended the allocation that it was not the primary time that such allocations have been being made towards the mutts.
“Over the final 10 years, successive governments have given finances and grants to the mutts. This time too we've given grants to the smaller mutts as there was an extended status demand from these small communities and omitted religious establishments,” he mentioned.
On the Rs 25 crore allocation to the three outstanding mutts, Kumaraswamy mentioned the contributions through the Siddaganga mutt and its maximum outstanding pontiff who passed on to the great beyond not too long ago, Shivakumar swamiji, in quite a lot of walks of existence may not be unnoticed.
“As for the affect of Balagangadharanath swamiji on society and quite a lot of sphere of existence throughout the Adichunchungiri mutt additionally can't be unnoticed,” he mentioned.
It may be recalled that during December 2018, the state govt in its supplementary finances had allotted two mutts of Sringeri and Adhichunchangiri mutts in the state underneath three other heads finances of as regards to Rs 24 crore.
Between 2008 and 2013, the then BJP govt had doled out no less than Rs 500 crore, with former CM and present opposition chief B S Yeddyurappa on my own giving Rs 110 crore to temples and mutts between 2008-2011.
K'taka CM makes generous allocations for mutts
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