Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao inaugurated the Telangana Brahmana Samkshema Sadan in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The Brahmana Samkshema Parishad was established to ensure welfare and development of the Brahman community, especially those below the poverty line. The government will allocate Rs 100 crore to the Parishad annually to implement different welfare and development programmes for the Brahmin community. The sadan will provide free facilities including a Kalyanamandapam for marriages and other functions, an auditorium, an information centre and accommodation centre for Seers.
KCR announced that the monthly honorarium of Veda pandits will be increased from Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000. The eligibility age for beneficiaries under the scheme would be reduced to 65 years from 75 years. The assistance under the Dhoopa Deepa Naivedhyam programme was also being extended to 2,796 temples. With this, 6,441 temples would be covered under the programme. The temple maintenance money will be increased to Rs 10,000 from the present Rs 6,000 and the Archakas will receive the amount directly into their accounts.
Rs 2-lakh assistance, which is being extended for operations and maintenance of Veda Patashalas, would now be made an annual grant. Anuvamshika Archakas issues would also be discussed in the cabinet and addressed at the earliest. All-India Brahmin Federation president Dr Pradeep Jyothi hailed Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s efforts to the empowerment of poor Brahmins and the construction of the exclusive Brahmin Sadan.
