The has launched steps to prevent sales and capturing of landed properties of temples and mutts. There are more than 5,000 temples and mutts in the state but half of them have not registered themselves with theBiharState Board of Religious Trust (BSBRT) so far.
As per the data compiled by the BSBRT, there are around 2,512 unregistered temples or mutts in the state whereas the number of registered temples is around 2,499 having about 23,000 acres of land.