Andra Government To Build Over 3,000 Temples to Protect Hindu Faith

Key Points

1. According to the state government, every village in Andhra Pradesh should have a Hindu temple.
2. According to the minister, the construction of 978 temples is taking place in full swing under the aegis of the Endowments Department
3. According to the 2021 census data, Hinduism is the most practised religion in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh, which is home to the Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple, one of the most famous Hindu shrines in India is planning to create more places of worship.

It is the policy of the government of Andhra Pradesh that every town be home to at least one Hindu temple.

In light of this, the state government of Andhra Pradesh has set the lofty goal of building more than 3,000 Hindu temples.

Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister Kottu Satyanarayana claims that the building of shrines is a major state priority.

“To protect and propagate the Hindu faith on a massive scale, construction of Hindu temples in the localities of weaker sections has been initiated,” said Satyanaraya, who is also the Endowments Minister.

Sri Vani Trust, which manages funds for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, has provided 10 million rupees ($150,000) towards the building of temples. There are now 1,465 temples on this list, in addition to the 1,330 that have already begun construction. 200 more will be constructed after requests from a handful of legislators. He promised that with the help of other nonprofits, the remaining temples will soon be rising.

TTD will contribute Rs 10 lakh for each temple 

Sri Vani Trust, which manages funds for the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, has provided 10 million rupees ($150,000) towards the building of temples. There are now 1,465 temples on this list, in addition to the 1,330 that have already begun construction. 200 more will be constructed after requests from a handful of legislators. He promised that with the help of other nonprofits, the remaining temples will soon be rising.

The minister reported that under the Endowments Department's watch, 978 temples are now being built, with one assistant engineer in charge of the construction of one temple every 25. A total of Rs 270 cr CGF was set aside for the restoration of temples and the performance of religious rites, but only Rs 238 cr has been disbursed so far.

The same is true for the funding of rituals (doopa deepa naiveydyam), which this fiscal year saw Rs 28 crore allocated at the rate of Rs 5,000 per temple. Of that amount, Rs 15 crore had already been spent. Satyanarayana noted that the number of temples participating in the doopa deepa scheme has grown from 1,561 in 2019 to 5,000 in 2020.