Union Interior Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday that the government’s decision to allow the Golden Temple in Amritsar to receive foreign funding is a pioneering move and will once again show the extraordinary spirit of service of the Sikh community.
On Wednesday, the Home Office approved Sri Harmandir Sahib’s registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act 2010, allowing him to receive foreign funding.
The Golden Temple of Amritsar is also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib.
“The decision on the FCRA in Sri Harmandir Sahib is groundbreaking and will once again show the extraordinary spirit of service of our Sikh brothers and sisters,” Shah tweeted.
He said Prime Minister Narendra Mod is lucky that ‘Wahe Guru ji’ has taken ‘Seva’ from him.
Sri Darbar Sahib’s divinity gives us strength. For decades, the Sangat around the world could not serve there. The Modi government’s decision to allow the FCRA to the Sri Harmandir Sahib deepens the Seva connection between the global Sangat and the Sri Darbar Sahib. A blessed moment! ” he said.
The FCRA registration has been granted in the name of the ‘Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Saheb Sri Darbar Saheb Punjab Association’, a body created in 1925.
The Union Food Processing Minister and Akali Dal Leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal thanked Shah for granting the Golden Temple FCRA registration.
“Happy to share that MHA has granted approval under FCRA to Sri Harmandir Sahib. This will allow the shrine to receive ‘sewa’ from around the world and advance the spread of the Gurusahab philosophy of ‘sarbat da bhala’. I am grateful to @AmitShah Ji for making this possible, ”she tweeted on Wednesday.
The FCRA registration will be valid for a period of five years, the sources said.
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