SGPC Budget 2019-20

March 30, 2019 - PatialaPolitics

SGPC passes Rupees 1,205 crore Budget for 2019-20

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at its annual general meeting held at Teja Singh Samundari Hall passed a budget of Rs 1205 crore for 2019-202.

The General House meeting began under the patronage of Sri Guru Granth Sahib after the recitation of initiation ardas. Other major allocations made in the budget are as follow:

  • SGPC will spend Rs 16 crore on its main objective – to preach Sikhism – and this amount will be spent by the Dharam Parchar Committee.
  • SGPC will spend Rs 238 crore on educational institutions.
  • In order to get a generator for uninterrupted power supply in Gurdwara Sahib, Rs. 29.89 lakhs has been allocated.
  • The total budget related to Harmandir Sahib has been estimated at Rs 280 crore.
  • SGPC allocated 72 crores and 50 lakhs for General Board Fund.
  • 50 crore and 60 lakhs have been kept for the trust fund.
  • Rs 70 lakhs for research in Sikh history and publishing of research papers
  • Rs 12 crore and 63 lakhs for 550th Prakash Purab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji