Overview
- The Maharashtra Assembly passed the Shri Ram Mandir Devasthan Trust Management, Ramtek Bill on Friday, July 10, 2026, to reconstitute the Bhosala Devasthan trust that runs the Ramtek temple.
- The bill requires every prospective trustee to submit a prescribed affidavit declaring they are a devotee of Shri Ram of Ramtek and establishes a government-appointed management committee.
- The law names the local MLA and the Ramtek municipal council president as ex‑officio members and allows trustees to draw honorarium, travel allowance and daily allowance from temple funds.
- Opposition parties immediately challenged the devotion affidavit as potentially unconstitutional, questioned how the state would verify such a faith claim, and urged referral to a Joint Committee for fuller review.
- The debate has been shaped by recent allegations about donations at the Ayodhya Ram trust and could prompt court challenges, political fights over conflicts of interest and renewed scrutiny of temple finances.