In a primary, Kerala’s apex temple frame to nominate ST priest
November 6, 2020 2:56:26 pm
“That is for the primary time that the temple frame is appointing a scheduled tribe particular person as a clergyman in shrines below TDB,” state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran mentioned in a Fb publish.
For the primary time in its historical past, a scheduled tribe particular person will quickly transform a clergyman in a shrine, controlled via the apex temple frame Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), in Kerala.
In a path-breaking transfer, the TDB, which manages over 1,200 shrines around the southern state, has determined to nominate 19 decrease caste folks, together with 18 belonging to the scheduled caste and one from the scheduled tribe, as monks in its shrines on a part-time foundation.
The TDB is an independent temple frame which manages many well-known shrines together with the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple.
“That is for the primary time that the temple frame is appointing a scheduled tribe particular person as a clergyman in shrines below TDB,” state Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran mentioned in a Fb publish.
Other folks from decrease caste are appointed within the part-time shanti (priest) posts via particular recruitment, he mentioned.
Up to now, 310 folks had been decided on for the publish of part-time monks within the Travancore Devaswom Board from the rank record, revealed in 2017, he mentioned.
As there weren’t sufficient eligible applicants from the Scheduled caste and Scheduled Tribe communities for the exam at the moment, a separate rank record used to be ready as in line with a different notification for them, which used to be revealed on November 5, he mentioned.
Regardless that there have been 4 vacancies notified for the ST neighborhood, just one software used to be won, the minister mentioned.
After the Left govt got here to energy, the recruitment board used to be restructured and a complete of 815 folks were decided on for quite a lot of posts in Travancore, Cochin and Malabar Devaswom Forums, the minister added.
A complete of 133 non-Brahmin monks had been appointed in quite a lot of temples within the southern state within the closing 4 and part yr tenure of the federal government, authentic resources added.
