The chief priest of Ram temple will get salary for life, once his salary was Rs 100… now it has increased to this much
Acharya Satyendra Das has been serving as the chief priest at Ram Janmabhoomi since March 1, 1992. In the beginning, his salary was very low. He used to get a monthly salary of Rs 100.
Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, will continue to receive a lifetime salary. Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust has taken such a decision. Satyendra Das is 87 years old and has been serving as the chief priest at Ram Janmabhoomi for the past 34 years.
The temple trust has also requested Satyendra Das to be relieved from the work related to the temple. However, Satyendra Das can visit the temple and worship whenever he wants. In the trust meeting held on 25 November, it was discussed that he would continue to receive a lifelong salary. All the members present in the meeting agreed to give Satyendra Das a lifelong salary.
Chief priest of Ram Janmabhoomi for 34 years
Acharya Satyendra Das has been serving as the chief priest at Ram Janmabhoomi since March 1, 1992. In the beginning, his salary was very low. He used to get a monthly remuneration of Rs 100. However, now the salary has increased significantly. Now Satyendra Das gets a salary of Rs 38500 per month.
14 priests deployed in Ram temple
Acharya Satyendra Das is the chief priest. Apart from him, 13 other priests are serving in the temple. Nine new priests have been deployed in the temple recently. The other 4 are already there. Since the idol of Ram Lalla was seated in the tent, Acharya Satyendra Das has been worshipping the Lord as a priest. The consecration of the Ram temple took place on 22 January. Even now Satyendra Das is the chief priest of the Ram temple.
According to Satyendra Das, the people of the trust met him. They requested him to step down from the work related to Ram Mandir citing health and old age. However, they have promised to give him a lifetime salary. Acharya Satyendra Das is counted among the great scholars of Sanskrit. In 1975, he received the degree of Acharya from Sanskrit Vidyalaya. In 1976, he joined the Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya of Ayodhya as an assistant teacher.
