Shirdi Sai Baba Temple receives Rs 3 crore in Scrapped Notes Post Demonetisation

Mumbai, December 6, 2016: The recent demonetisation move by the government has left the black money hoarders in a state of a fix as to what should they do with their hoarded black money.

According to PTI, "The Shri Sai Baba Shirdi Sansthan, managing one of the most revered temples in the country, received Rs three crore in the scrapped notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations after the government's demonetisation move, the temple trust said on Monday."

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Ever since the demonetisation act was carried out, the government has asked all the temples to submit an account of all the donations (currency notes) that have been made in between 8th November to 24th November. Sai Baba Sansthan Trust chairman Suresh Haware said, "The Union government has asked the temples to declare the details of scrapped notes donated in the donation box.

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The trust received Rs 1.27 crore in the denomination of Rs 1,000 while it received Rs 1.57 crore in the denomination of Rs 500 currency notes." He also said that the temple has 47 donation boxes inside the temple that are opened daily in front of the devotees and trust.

prepared by Shambhavi Sinha of NewsGram with PTI inputs. Twitter: @shambhavispeaks