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The Odisha government has finally released the list of nominations for the long-awaited Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee, paving the way for the long-pending inventory of the Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the 12th-century shrine in Puri.
The Law Department issued a statutory notification on Tuesday under the provisions of the Shree Jagannath Temple Act, 1954, nominating key members to the panel.
Members Nominated to Committee
According to the notification, the committee includes representatives from different categories as laid down under the Act.
Among those nominated are Dr. Siddheswar Mohapatra (representing Mukti Mandap), Shri Krushna Chandra ‘Tuku’ Samantray, Shri Madhusudan Singhari, Shri Jagannath Pujapanda, Shri Ganesh Dasmohapatra, Shri Ramnarayan Gochhikar, and Shri Raghubir Das Maharaj of Balaramkot Matha (representing Mathas and religious institutions).
The list also features Dr. Girish Chandra Murmu, former Comptroller and Auditor General of India, and Shri AK Sabat, a chartered accountant. Shri Mahesh Kumar Sahoo of Angul district has also been included under the Sevak category.
The notification, issued in the name of the Governor, directed that the committee details be published in an extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette.
Ratna Bhandar Inventory to Follow
The move comes after Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan had assured on Independence Day that the state government would form the Managing Committee soon.
He had also added that the committee would then oversee the inventory of the Ratna Bhandar’s jewels and valuables, which has not been officially assessed for decades. The inventory will be carried out by a high-level team in the presence of two officials from the Reserve Bank of India.
