U.P. temple gets FCRA nod without request
The Union Home Ministry has granted registration under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, 2010 to the famous Banke Bihari temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Vrindavan, enabling it to receive donations from foreign countries for “religious” activity. On Friday, the Ministry granted the FCRA registration to the ‘Thakur Shri Bankey Bihari Ji Maharaj Temple’ at Vrindavan under the “Religious ” category. Mr. Goswami also said that the temple receives three types of funding — firstly, devotees contribute directly to the priests; secondly, donations arrive via cheques or other digital payments; and thirdly, contributions are made to donation boxes kept in the temple. Members of the Goswami community have petitioned the Allahabad High Court against the State government’s proposal to build around the temple a corridor akin to the Kashi Vishwanath temple corridor to facilitate a smooth darshan for devotees, and better crowd management.
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