3 min learnLucknowSep 3, 2026 12:28 PM IST
First printed on: Sep 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM IST
Moreover appointing retired Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra as the primary Chief Govt Officer (CEO) of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief on Wednesday inducted three new trustees, together with its first girl member.
The appointment of Dr Nirmala Yadav, advocate Madan Mohan Pandey and businessman-social employee Mahesh Bhagchandka is notable not just for broader social inclusion – induction of a girl OBC member – but additionally for roping in individuals from completely different professions and areas of expertise in a bid to broaden the Belief’s profile and folks’s religion in it following the donation theft scandal.
The three will fill the positions that fell vacant following the dying of Bimlendra Mohan Mishra final 12 months and the resignation of former basic secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra within the wake of the donation theft controversy.
The three new Belief members are
1. Dr Nirmala Yadav
The retired school principal from Shikohabad in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav is the primary girl member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief. A postgraduate in Hindi and Sanskrit with a PhD, the 66-year-old served as a university principal for 19 years and a member of the college govt council for 15 years, giving her substantial expertise in tutorial and institutional administration.
2. Madan Mohan Pandey
The induction of Madan Mohan Pandey, 74, as a Belief member brings a unique type of institutional expertise. A regulation graduate and advocate based mostly in Ayodhya Cantonment, Pandey was related to the Ram Janmabhoomi litigation for practically three many years. In line with the Belief, he represented Shri Ram Lalla Virajman and Mahant Shri Ramchandra Paramhans earlier than the Allahabad Excessive Courtroom and the Supreme Courtroom from 1990 to 2019. That interval lined essential levels of the dispute, culminating within the Supreme Courtroom’s 2019 verdict, paving the way in which for the development of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Pandey additionally served as Extra Advocate Basic of Uttar Pradesh for six years. His present associations embrace serving as vice-president of Shri Hari Satsang Samiti and patron of the Kathakar Yojana Coaching Centre in Ayodhya.
3. Mahesh Bhagchandka
The 68-year-old Delhi-based businessman and social employee, Bhagchandka, has been appointed as the brand new Treasurer of the Belief. He’ll substitute Govind Giri, who was earlier elevated to the submit of basic secretary, changing Champat Rai.
Related to the Ashok Singhal Basis, Bhagchandka can also be a member of the manager committee of the World Hindu Financial Discussion board. He has additionally been related to the set up of Ram Stambhs at 222 websites linked to the Shri Ram Van Gaman Yatra and took half as a yajman within the Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan and Pran Pratishtha ceremonies.
Bhagchandka, a graduate, has penned the guide “Hindutva Ke Prayog”. His affiliation with the Ashok Singhal Basis is important within the context of the Ram temple motion, given Singhal’s outstanding function within the marketing campaign for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
