#GS2 #Polity STATE AND REGULATION OF TEMPLES Background | CSE MAINS BOOSTER
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STATE AND REGULATION OF TEMPLES
Background
Madras Hindu Religious Endowments Act of 1925 was the first enactment that related purely to Hindu religious endowments.
Since then several States, like Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, among others, have put in place some form of legislation for the management of Hindu Religious Institutions.
These laws mostly involve setting up of administrative bodies such as HR&CE departments with functions
involving overseeing the functioning & administration of temples, appointment of non-hereditary
trustees, approval of budgets, etc.
However, in recent times several questions have been raised on the efficacy, need and constitutional
validity of State control over religious institutions, specifically temples.
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