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[18 March 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND WAQF
(G.O. Ms. No. 89/CHRI/T.4/2024/149,
Puducherry, dated 09th August 2024)
ORDER
Adverting to the Orders, dated 30-06-2023 of the
Hon’ble High Court of Judicature at Madras in
W.P. Nos.: 34726 of 2022 and 3241 of 2023 and G.O.
Ms. No. 1/CHRI/T.2/2023, dated 14-07-2023, and
in exercise of the powers conferred under the
Puducherry Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1972,
Thiru D. Purushothaman, s/o. Dhanaraju, Agricultural
Officer, Department of Agriculture Farmers Welfare,
Puducherry, is hereby appointed as Temple Administrative
Officer of Arulmigu Muthumariamman Sri Muthaiyaswamy
Devasthanam, Muthiayamudaliarpet, Muthialpet,
Puducherry, on honorary basis. The Temple Administrative
Officer shall administer the said Devasthanam as
envisaged in the provisions of the Puducherry Hindu
Religious Institutions Act, 1972 and the rules framed
thereunder.
Important duties and responsibilities of the Temple
Administrative Officer are given below :
(i) To take over the administration of the said
Devasthanam along with movable and immovable assets;
(ii) Submission of compliance report on taking
over of the administration of the temple along with
the details of movable and immovable properties
with a period of fifteen days from taking over the
administration;
(iii) Submission of annual report on maintenance
of movable and immovable assets including the cleaning
and desilting of temple ponds;
(iv) To coordinate and facilitate the completion of
work undertaken by donors as per rule 13 (9);
(v) Submission of annual budget by March as per
rule 13 of the Act;
(vi) To maintain accounts as per sections 14 to 17
of Hindu Religious Institutions Act and to get the
accounts audited annually by the Directorate of
Accounts and Treasuries, Puducherry;
(vii) Shall ensure that the Poojas and Festivals are
conducted according to the customs followed by the
Devasthanam;
(viii) Shall collect all debts and funds due to the
Institution and secure them from the loss or risk of loss;
(ix) Shall ensure that appropriate proceedings are
instituted to effect all debts and funds due to the
institution or recovery thereof and also to defund such
action against the institution in respect of the property
of the institution;
(x) Shall not connive at or facilitate any act or
conduct of another person which would involve a
breach of trust or occasion risk or loss to the property
belonging to the Institution;
(xi) Shall strictly conform to and carry out the
terms and shall not encumber the properties of the
Institution by persistently incurring expenditure beyond
the limits of the income of the property of the
Institution;
(xii) Shall not in any way make use of the property
of the Institution or of his position as Temple
Administrative Officer, for his self-interest or private
advantage; and shall be personally responsible for the
exercise of his judgment and for performance of his duty
and he cannot, therefore, escape responsibility by
leaving to another person the exercise of judgment or
the performance of that duty.
The Temple Administrative Officer shall hold office
for a period of three years from the date of its
appointment, unless in the meanwhile removed or
dismissed or on resignation is accepted or otherwise
cease to be Temple Administrative Officer.
(By order)
A. SIVASANKARAN,
Under Secretary to Government (Temples).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT (POWER)
DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 8, Puducherry, dated 11th March 2025)
NOTIFICATION
In supersession of the Orders (i) G.O. Ms. No. 7,
dated 04-03-2024, (ii) G.O. Ms. No. 11, dated 15-03-2024
and (iii) G.O. Ms. No. 22, dated 31-07-2024 of the
Industrial Development (Power) Department, Puducherry
and in pursuance of Article 80 and Article 88(l)(i) of the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Puducherry Power Corporation Limited, Karaikal, the
Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to appoint
Shri. Soma Sekhar Apparao, I.A.S., District Collector,
Karaikal, as one of the Directors in the Board of
Directors of the Puducherry Power Corporation Limited
vice Dr. D. Manikandan, I.A.S., transferred and further
pleased to appoint him as the Managing Director,
Puducherry Power Corporation Limited, in addition to
the charges being held by him until further orders.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
K. CANDANE @ SIVARADJANE,
Under Secretary to Government (Power).
