Sarkari Yojana
Financial Assistance For Renovation And Special Repair Works To Hindu Religious Institutions Situated In Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies
About Financial Assistance For Renovation And Special Repair Works To Hindu Religious Institutions Situated In Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies
The Hindu Religious Institutions and Wakf Department, Union Territory of Puducherry, introduced the scheme “Financial Assistance for Renovation and Special Repair Works to Hindu Religious Institutions situated in Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies”. It offers one-time monetary support for renovation and special repair works to Hindu religious institutions located in Adi-Dravidar Colonies or Economically Weaker Section Areas that do not fall directly under the control of the Department of Hindu Religious Institutions. Applications are taken offline using a prescribed form.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Financial Assistance For Renovation And Special Repair Works To Hindu Religious Institutions Situated In Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Only the concerned temple authority may apply
Only the concerned temple authority may apply.
The temple represented must be outside the purview…
The temple represented must be outside the purview of the Department of Hindu Religious Institutions.
The temple represented must be located in Adi-Dravidar…
The temple represented must be located in Adi-Dravidar colonies or Economically Weaker Section Areas.
Benefits Provided
Financial Assistance For Renovation And Special Repair Works To Hindu Religious Institutions Situated In Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Each temple can receive a one-time grant of…
Each temple can receive a one-time grant of up to ₹2,50,000/- to buy building materials needed for renovation and special repair works.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Application Stage
Plan and cost estimates drawn up by a…
Plan and cost estimates drawn up by a registered engineer.
Ownership records or revenue documents for the temple,…
Ownership records or revenue documents for the temple, including a copy of the patta.
Where no ownership document exists, a certificate from…
Where no ownership document exists, a certificate from the concerned Taluk Office stating the revenue survey number, land extent, title/ownership, etc.
A No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.) to this effect,…
A No Objection Certificate (N.O.C.) to this effect, where the land is government puramboke or municipal land.
Proof that the land was donated in the…
Proof that the land was donated in the temple's name, where it was owned by a private person.
Photographs of the temple's current condition, taken from…
Photographs of the temple's current condition, taken from several directions.
A copy of the bank account held in…
A copy of the bank account held in the temple's name.
A Form-'B' certificate on total annual income from…
A Form-'B' certificate on total annual income from all sources, issued by an officer nominated by the Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institutions.
Particulars of the Board of Trustees/Village Committee, where…
Particulars of the Board of Trustees/Village Committee, where applicable.
A short history of the religious institution, enclosed…
A short history of the religious institution, enclosed separately. Benefit Disbursal Stage (For Further/Second Installment)
Original purchase vouchers for materials such as cement,…
Original purchase vouchers for materials such as cement, bricks, steel, etc., totalling not less than ₹2,50,000/-.
A utilization certificate confirming the amount was spent…
A utilization certificate confirming the amount was spent on the intended purpose.
An additional certificate from a Chartered Accountant covering…
An additional certificate from a Chartered Accountant covering the repair/renovation works and use of the financial assistance.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Financial Assistance For Renovation And Special Repair Works To Hindu Religious Institutions Situated In Economically Weaker Section Areas / Adi-Dravidar Colonies through the offline application process outlined below.
Print the prescribed application form, or ask the…
Print the prescribed application form, or ask the concerned authority at the temple for a hard copy of the prescribed format.
Complete every mandatory field and attach copies of…
Complete every mandatory field and attach copies of all required documents.
Hand over the completed and signed form with…
Hand over the completed and signed form with the documents to the concerned authority at the temple. Post-Application Processes
Once the application is in, an official of…
Once the application is in, an official of the Department of Hindu Religious Institutions & Wakf will inspect the temple.
Following the inspection, the applicant's estimates are sent…
Following the inspection, the applicant's estimates are sent to the competent authority for technical approval.
Processing must be completed within one month of…
Processing must be completed within one month of the date of submission and inspection.
The first installment will be considered for sanction…
The first installment will be considered for sanction within three months, subject entirely to the Government's financial position at that time.
For the further/second installment, temple authorities have to…
For the further/second installment, temple authorities have to present the Original Vouchers (material purchases totalling not less than ₹2,50,000/-) and the Utilization Certificate, and may also be asked for a certificate from a Chartered Accountant. Post-Selection Conditions for Benefit Disbursement The sanctioned grant may be used only for the purpose for which it was approved. Any unspent or unutilized balance has to be returned to the Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institutions, Puducherry. The Government may call for the temple's accounts to check the sanctioned amount. Accounts of the sanctioned assistance are open to audit by the Directorate of Accounts & Treasuries, Puducherry, or any other competent authority.
Official Application & Website
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