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Priest Rangarajan commends the State government for launching a trust to support rural Archakas and temple staff. The initiative includes posthumous and retirement gratuity, funeral expenses, and ex gratia aid, addressing long-pending concerns post-State bifurcation

The Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has considered a big hike in the ‘Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam’ aid which includes the salary of the archakas.

As a means to ensure development of temples and welfare of archakas and temple staff, the State government has allocated Rs.720 crore in the budget estimates for 2021-22