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SC, ST archakas to be appointed

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BANGALORE: The Government will take steps soon to appoint archaks from the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in temples that come under the Department of Religious Institutions and Endowment, said Minister for Fisheries and Muzrai B. Nagaraj Shetty

There are 34,194 temples under the department. In a circular issued on February 28, 1987, the Government directed the department to give equal opportunity to all castes while filling vacancies in temples, except that of the post of archak. Since the wages in most temples were meagre, there were very few who were interested in jobs there. Even so, action was being taken to appoint Dalits to all posts, he said. The Government has constituted a committee to study all aspects of temple administration.

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