Ram Temple Trust inducts 3 new trustees, elevates Govind Giri as general secretary
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has appointed three new trustees and reshuffled its leadership team. Swami Govind Dev Giri has been elevated to general secretary, while businessman Mahesh Bhagchandka joins as treasurer to strengthen administrative governance.
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This restructuring marks a significant shift in the management of one of India's most prominent religious institutions as it expands its administrative and pilgrim-management operations.
LUCKNOW/AYODHYA: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Wednesday inducted three new trustees and carried out a key reshuffle of its office-bearers, elevating Swami Govind Dev Giri as general secretary and appointing Delhi-based businessman and philanthropist Mahesh Bhagchandka as treasurer. Bhagchandka is one of the three newly inducted members of the trust.The appointments, approved at the Trust’s meeting in Ayodhya, fill all vacant positions in the governing body and mark a significant organisational transition as the Trust moves towards a more structured administrative framework with the selection of its first chief executive officer on .The new trustees, apart from Bhagchandka, are advocate Madan Mohan Pandey and educationist Dr Nirmala Yadav, bringing experience in philanthropy, law, education and public life to the board.Govind Dev Giri, who had been serving as treasurer since the trust’s formation in 2020, has been elevated to the position of general secretary following the exit of…
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