Surge in choices to deity rings in hi-tech money mgmt system at Ram temple in Ayodhya
AYODHYA On weekdays, the vacation spot of a dozen bankers from State Financial institution of India (SBI) in Ayodhya shouldn’t be their department workplace however the outpost that has come up on the Ram temple complicated. Each morning, these officers collect right here to account for every rupee that comes into donation packing containers as an providing to the deity and work in two shifts to carry out the duty.
Devotees arrive to supply prayers at Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on Thursday. (ANI Photograph)
For the reason that consecration ceremony on January 22, the Ram temple is seeing a surge in footfall of devotees and donations, bulk of that are coming on-line (particulars of which haven’t been made public). Temple belief authorities mentioned other than the web donations, money choices in small denomination foreign money notes are estimated at ₹4 crore since January 22 and the day by day determine might be ₹13 to 14 lakh.
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As most of those donations are in denominations of ₹10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500, it’s a mammoth train to account for the money, together with cash, mentioned Ram temple belief office-bearers.
To handle the difficulty, a hi-tech money administration system has been put in place on the Ram temple complicated by the Ayodhya department of State Financial institution of India, which operates the account of the Ram temple belief. The financial institution has put in 4 computerized counting machines on the temple complicated. The money is put into these machines and the machines type notes of various denominations and pack them in bundles.
The temple belief expects a surge of footfall and donations throughout Ram Navami competition when about 50 lakh devotees will likely be current in Ayodhya.
“On a mean, we obtain money donations of ₹13-14 lakh per day,” mentioned Prakash Gupta, workplace in-charge of the Ram temple belief.
A dozen computerized counters have additionally been arrange by the belief to difficulty receipts to donors whereas a dozen donation packing containers of 20sq ft are stored on the temple premises. Quickly, a giant counting room will likely be constructed on the temple premises, mentioned Gupta.
The work of valuation of gold/silver jewelry and valuable supplies acquired as presents for Ram Lalla has been handed over to the mint Establishment of Authorities of India. The workforce has reached Ayodhya and began its work, mentioned Anil Mishra, member of the temple belief.
As per an MoU signed between SBI and the belief, the financial institution will take full duty of assortment of donations, choices, cheques, drafts and money and depositing it within the financial institution, added Mishra.
The counting machines routinely segregate notes of ₹10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 denominations and pack them in bundles of 100 every. With this, the counting work is accomplished in much less time, he mentioned.
