115 Chennai temples to be revamped at ₹50 crore

A total of 115 temples in Chennai and nearby areas will be renovated at a total cost of 50 crore, said Minister for HR & CE P K Sekarbabu, while responding to the discussion on the demands for grants for his department in the Assembly on Wednesday.

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To preserve the documents of the temples, steps will be taken to scan and digitalise one crore pages will be carried out, the minister said.

Ensuring the single-time pooja services in 17,000 temples of the state, the fund for the temples will be increased to ₹2.50 lakh from the existing ₹2 lakh. Further, 1,000 more temples will join the scheme, with priests receiving monthly assistance of 1,000. In support of temple priests' families, educational aid of 10,000 will be provided to 500 children.