more-inFor the first time in the State, priests and other employees of temples under the control of the endowments department were on Friday paid salaries according to prescribed scales. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Reddy said a new era in the history of temples in the State opened with this. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s assurance to priests and employees that the government would pay them salaries on a par with other staff had taken shape. He said the salary bill for priests and employees was expected to touch ₹115 crore per year. Ramanachary and representatives of priests’ associations.

Source: The Hindu December 01, 2017 17:15 UTC