The Uttarakhand government has scrapped the Chardham Devasthanam board. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the decision was taken after studying all aspects.
Union Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday said that there was a need to reconsider the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act because the entire priest community were unhappy.
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board. After studying all aspects of the issue, we have decided to withdraw the Chardham Devasthanam Board Act, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
The Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act aimed at bringing the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board.