Ram Mandir Trust invites CEO applications: Must be a 'practising Hindu, Ram bhakt'
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust is seeking its first CEO to professionalize the management of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. This decision follows the arrest of several staff members accused of stealing donations from the temple's collection boxes.
Why it matters
The move reflects an effort to modernize the administration of major religious institutions to ensure financial transparency and security.
LUCKNOW: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra invited applications Monday for its first chief executive officer (CEO), aiming to professionalise the running of Ayodhya's Ram temple a month after cash-counting agents were allegedly found to have stolen donations to the shrine.The CEO aspirant must be a graduate between 50 and 70 and, according to the notification, also "an actively practising Hindu". Being a Ram devotee from the Vaishnava tradition will be treated as an additional attribute. The appointment will be for a three-year term and the last date for applications is July 18, a copy of the notification posted on the trust's X handle said.The CEO will report to the trust's general secretary and must have at least 20 years of managerial experience in a large public organisation, institution, govt department or company, with expertise across administration, finance, human resources, public relations, IT, security and legal affairs.
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