A Rs 4 crore cheque meant to assist present amenities for workers at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple has bounced after the financial institution discovered simply Rs 3 within the account from which the cheque was issued.
The cheque was given to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief by a lady devotee from Chennai. When the Belief deposited it, the financial institution discovered that the account didn’t have sufficient funds.
The financial institution is now getting ready to ship a discover to the lady searching for an evidence for issuing the high-value cheque regardless of the dearth of enough funds within the account.
The devotee had additionally made a separate donation of Rs 10,000 to the temple.
In response to reviews, she had sought a written assurance from the Belief that the Rs 4 crore can be used completely for amenities for temple employees.
The Belief didn’t present such an assurance, and is presently trying to resolve the matter by way of discussions with the lady.
The bizarre episode comes towards the backdrop of the massive sums collected for the development and maintenance of the temple.
Through the 2020 Nidhi Samarpan Abhiyan — an enormous outreach and fundraising marketing campaign launched for the development of the temple — round Rs 3,500 crore was collected in 45 days.
Numerous cheques have been obtained through the marketing campaign, of which cheques value round Rs 100 crore initially bounced for technical causes.
Many of the quantity was subsequently recovered by way of redepositing the cheques, although round Rs 22 crore reportedly remained pending restoration.
The temple receives round Rs 3-4 crore in donations each month by way of money, on-line transfers and cheques. Cheque donations alone account for an estimated Rs 1-1.5 crore every month.
The Belief has not issued an official assertion on the matter but.
The event comes over two months after the theft and misappropriation of donations made on the temple got here to gentle in June.
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