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Minimum wage for archakas in private temples
Telugu Desam Party · Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024
Last updated 13 Jun 2026
“Ensure a minimum wage for archakas (priests) working in private temples.”
From the Telugu Desam Party manifestoView Manifestop.8
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On track. Archakas in low-income (non-assessable) temples receive remuneration through the Endowments Department's needy-temples scheme - about Rs 10,000 per temple, of which roughly Rs 7,000 goes to the archaka's remuneration and Rs 3,000 toward pooja materials - providing a minimum support level for priests in temples without sufficient income. This is a continuing Endowments scheme.
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