Hyderabad (Telangana), Sep 18 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) announced that archakas and employees of temples will be paid salaries on par with the government employees from coming November. Talking about the various steps taken by the state government to improve the situation, the CM said Yadadri, Vemulawada, Bhadradri and other temples would be developed in a planned manner. Rao held a meeting at Pragati Bhavan with the archakas from all over the state and hoped that the move will help archakas who were finding it difficult to eke out a living. The CM said that after independence, temples were neglected and the injustice was glaring in Telangana under united Andhra Pradesh.The CM informed that a programme, named as The Dhoop Deep, Naivedyam programme, is being implemented in 1805 temples and will be later extended to another 3000 temples in the state. A Dharmika Parishad has also been formed to supervise and monitor temple related issues. The CM assured that there will be a drastic change in the condition of temples from now onwards. Archakas and other temple employees numbering about 5625 will get their salaries on 1st of every month. KCR said for the welfare of Brahmins, the government formed Brahmin Welfare Parishad with Rs 100 crore fund.
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