SJTA presents Rs 237.58 crore budget

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | April 24, 2022 IST

Puri, April 24: Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has presented an annual budget of Rs 237.58 crore for 2022-23 financial year, which is Rs 47.24 crore more than the previous financial year. The budget was presented at the meeting of the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee chaired by Gajapati Maharaja of Puri Dibyasingha Deb on Friday. The budget would be taken up for approval at the next meeting on April 25, sources said. The 2022-23 temple budget is said to be a revenue surplus as the 12th century shrine’s income stands at Rs 237.58 crore against the estimated expenditure of Rs 203.96 crore. There will be a revenue surplus of Rs 33.26 crore, sources said. Sources said the temple will spend an estimated Rs 14.76 crore on the conduct of the annual Ratha Jatra and Snana Purnima festivals. Another Rs 29.22 crore is to be spent on the salary of SJTA employees while daily expenditure on servitors for rituals is estimated to be Rs 22.14 crore. In 2021-22, the managing committee had approved a budget of Rs 190.26-crore.

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