The Court was hearing a plea alleging that structures in temples of Tamil Nadu were being damaged through renovations and the misuse of the Management and Preservation of Properties of Religious Institutions Rules, 1964
Funds Meant For Hindu Temples In Karnataka Will No Longer Be Spent On Other Religious Institutions
by Harsha Bhat - Jun 9, 2021 03:19 PM
The Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur, Karnataka.
Karnataka government has ordered that the funds of the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions And Charitable Endowments (HRCE) Department also known as Muzrai department be no longer used to fund any non-Hindu religious institutions.
In response to the recent outrage by various Hindu groups and leaders against the distribution of tastik money from the HRCE to priests and staff of other religious institutions, Minister for Muzrai Kota Srinivas Poojary directed that all such acts of financial support from the department be halted with immediate effect.