SGPC passes Rs 1,138-cr budget, allocates Rs 855 cr for gurdwaras

The SGPC unanimously passed a budget of Rs 1,138 crore for the fiscal 2023-24 here today. It recorded a hike of Rs 150 crore (around 15 per cent) in comparison to the last years budget of Rs 988 crore.

Out of Rs 1,138 crore, Rs 855 crore would go to various gurdwaras as grant. During the next fiscal, the SGPC will pay over Rs 500 crore as salary bills for the entire staff of gurdwaras, Education and healthcare institutions, Rs 87.33 crore for serving langar and Rs 60.36 crore for karah parshad to be distributed among devotees. Similarly, Rs 24 crore has been kept for constructing serais