Ram Temple donations cross Rs 1,500 crore, says Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri has said that an amount of Rs 1,511 crore has been deposited for the construction of a grand Ram Temple in the holy city of Ayodhya. The Trust is conducting a mass contact and contribution campaign for the construction of the grand temple.

Surat: The Supreme Court-mandated Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is overseeing the construction of Ram Temple in the holy city of Ayodhya, has informed that the donations for the same have crossed Rs 1500 crore.

Trust treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri said that an amount of Rs 1,511 crore has been deposited in the account of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra so far.

“For the construction of the grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the whole nation is donating funds. We aim to reach 4 lakh villages and 11 crore families across the country during our donation drive. We are conducting the donation drive from January 15 and it will continue till Feb 27. I am here in Surat as part of the drive. People are contributing to the trust. After 492 years, people have got such an opportunity again to do something for the Dharma," Giri said.

"Till now, Rs 1,511 has been deposited in the account of Trust for the construction of Ram Mandir," Giri, the treasurer of the trust constituted to look after the construction and management of Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, said.

Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust is conducting a mass contact and contribution campaign for the construction of the grand temple in Ayodhya, which began on January 15 and will go on till February 27.

On November 9, 2019, a five-judge of the Supreme Court bench led by then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi ruled in favour of Ram Lalla and said that the entire disputed land spread over 2.7 acres will be handed over to a trust formed by the government, which will monitor the construction of a Ram Temple at the site.

In February 202, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the constitution of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, to oversee the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ for the construction of Ram Temple.