How much salary did Ramlala's chief priest Satyendra Das get?
Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri ram Janmabhoomi temple in ayodhya, died today on 12 february at the age of 85. He breathed his last in Lucknow's PGI Hospital. He spent his entire life in the service of Lord Ram. He was working as the chief priest of ram temple for the last 33 years. For this, he was paid salary by the ram mandir Trust. acharya Satyendra Das was made the chief priest of Shri ram Janmabhoomi during the ram mandir movement in 1992. After which he was continuously serving Lord Ramlala. As the chief priest, he was given a salary of Rs 38000 every month. From the tent to the construction of the grand ram temple in ayodhya and the pran Pratishtha of Ramlala, he witnessed every moment of the ram mandir movement and continued to play the role of the chief priest of ram temple till his last breath.
What was the salary of acharya Satyendra Das?
Acharya Satyendra Das took the degree of acharya in sanskrit in 1975, after which in the year 1992 he left the job of a teacher and took up the post of priest of ram temple. At that time he used to get a salary of only Rs 100 per month. His salary increased over time. His salary increased after the formation of ram mandir Trust. At present, he was given Rs 38000 per month.
Acharya Satyendra Das's salary was increased from 15520 to 25000 in May 2023, after which his salary was increased again in the month of september last year and his salary became Rs 38000 per month. Talking about his salary, he himself once said that "Earlier I used to get a salary of fifteen thousand five hundred and twenty rupees, after that it increased to twenty five thousand and now in the month of september it has increased to 38000". He told that the assistant priests of ram temple, their salary has also increased from 20,000 rupees to 33,000. Similarly, the salary of the assistants has been increased to 24,440. He said that we did not get much as Rishivar for 28 years. But, since the trust has come, we appreciate the facilities provided.
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