The temples which are not covered under Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam scheme and priests who are not paid monthly salaries would be covered under Rs. 5,000 grant, The Hindu has reported.

Vijayawada: Endowments Minister Velampalli Srinivasa Rao has said that the State government has decided to pay a grant of Rs. 5,000 to the archakas who recently have lost their livelihood due to coronavirus and subsequent lockdown.

The temples which are not covered under Dhoopa Deepa Naivedyam scheme and priests who are not paid monthly salaries would be covered under Rs. 5,000 grant. The amount will be paid from Archaka Welfare Fund. As many as 2,500 archakas would be benefited from the move, he said.

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