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Karnataka High Court orders tech-driven overhaul of temple finance and asset management
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Karnataka High Court orders tech-driven overhaul of temple finance and asset management
The Karnataka High Court has ordered a technology-driven overhaul of temple finance and asset management, governed under the State's 1997 religious endowments law.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
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The Karnataka High Court has directed a technology-driven overhaul of how temple finances and assets are managed across the State, seeking better transparency and accountability.
Hindu religious institutions and endowments in Karnataka are governed under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997, which places notified temples under the Muzrai (religious endowments) Department.
The Court's direction is expected to push digitisation of temple accounts, asset registers and donation records.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
Remember these
- Muzrai Department
- Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 1997
- temple governance
- Karnataka High Court
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How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Muzrai Department, Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act 1997, temple governance, Karnataka High Court
Mains
Use as an example in KPSC answers (Karnataka GS - State Polity: temple governance, Muzrai Department).
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Notified Hindu temples in Karnataka, whose finance and asset management the High Court has now ordered to be overhauled, function under which State department?
- Muzrai (Religious Endowments) Department
- Revenue Department
- Department of Kannada and Culture
- Social Welfare Department
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Answer: A — Notified temples in Karnataka are administered under the Muzrai (Religious Endowments) Department, per the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997.
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