Sarkari Yojana
Grant For Oru Kala Pooja
About Grant For Oru Kala Pooja
The Hindu Religious Institutions and Wakf Department, Union Territory of Puducherry, introduced the “Grant For Oru Kala Pooja” scheme mainly to help temples cover the recurring cost of performing Oru Kala Pooja. Each temple receives ₹20,000/- per annum for Oru Kala Pooja, plus ₹1,000/- and ₹500/- per annum towards Current Consumption Charges and Water Consumption Charges respectively, on producing paid bills. The temple authority concerned has to apply in the prescribed format with the specified documents.
Scheme Overview
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Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Grant For Oru Kala Pooja, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applications must come from the concerned temple authority
Applications must come from the concerned temple authority.
The temple has to be located in the…
The temple has to be located in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Only temples with poor resources qualify
Only temples with poor resources qualify.
Benefits Provided
Grant For Oru Kala Pooja provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Each temple gets ₹20,000/- per annum to cover…
Each temple gets ₹20,000/- per annum to cover the cost of performing Oru Kala Pooja.
Each temple gets ₹1,000/- per annum to cover…
Each temple gets ₹1,000/- per annum to cover Current Consumption Charges.
Each temple gets ₹500/- per annum to cover…
Each temple gets ₹500/- per annum to cover Water Consumption Charges. Disbursement
Assistance is sanctioned within three months
Assistance is sanctioned within three months.
Sanction depends on funds being available
Sanction depends on funds being available.
Help with Current Consumption Charges and Water Consumption…
Help with Current Consumption Charges and Water Consumption Charges is given once the temple authority produces paid bills. Conditions for Availment/Continuation of Benefits
The sanctioned assistance must be used only for…
The sanctioned assistance must be used only for the purpose for which it was granted.
Original Vouchers showing the amount was spent on…
Original Vouchers showing the amount was spent on performing Oru Kala Pooja must be produced by the temple authority.
A Utilization Certificate confirming the full amount was…
A Utilization Certificate confirming the full amount was used for the stated purpose must be furnished by the temple authority.
Any amount left unspent or unused must be…
Any amount left unspent or unused must be surrendered to the Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institutions, Puducherry.
The Government may call for the temple's accounts…
The Government may call for the temple's accounts relating to the sanctioned amount.
Accounts of the sanctioned assistance may be audited…
Accounts of the sanctioned assistance may be audited by the Directorate of Accounts & Treasuries, Puducherry or any other competent authority.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Application Stage
A copy of the document relating to the…
A copy of the document relating to the land on which the temple stands.
Photographs of the temple's present condition
Photographs of the temple's present condition.
A copy of the bank account maintained in…
A copy of the bank account maintained in the temple's name.
A Form II certificate from an officer nominated…
A Form II certificate from an officer nominated by the Commissioner, Hindu Religious Institutions (certifying total annual income from all sources). Benefit Disbursal Stage
Bills paid by the temple authority (needed to…
Bills paid by the temple authority (needed to claim assistance for Current Consumption Charges and Water Consumption Charges).
Original Vouchers (needed after sanction as proof of…
Original Vouchers (needed after sanction as proof of utilisation).
Utilization Certificate (needed after sanction as proof of…
Utilization Certificate (needed after sanction as proof of utilisation).
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Grant For Oru Kala Pooja through the offline application process outlined below.
Print the prescribed format of the application form,…
Print the prescribed format of the application form, or ask the concerned authority at the temple for a hard copy of it.
Complete all mandatory fields and attach copies of…
Complete all mandatory fields and attach copies of all mandatory documents.
Hand in the filled and signed form, with…
Hand in the filled and signed form, with documents, to the concerned authority at the temple.
Application Processing and Concurrence
Applications are processed within 15 days.
Eligibility is checked under the scheme rules, after which the file goes to the Finance Department for concurrence.
Final Sanction and Disbursement
Sanction of the assistance takes three months.
The Commissioner, the Secretary (Hindu Religious Institutions) and the Chief Secretary are involved in the final decision.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.