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The Ministry of Religious Affairs has formed new trustee boards for the Hindu, Christian and Buddhist Religious Welfare Trusts.
Separate notifications were issued on September 2 announcing the formation of the three boards.
The Minister for Religious Affairs will serve as chairman of all three trusts by virtue of his office, while the ministry secretary will be a member of each board.
For the Hindu Religious Welfare Trust, Nipun Roy Chowdhury and Subarna Sikder have been appointed senior vice chairpersons, while Tapan Chandra Majumder has been appointed a member and vice chairman.
The other members are Jaydeb Roy Joy, Dulal Biswas, Biplab Kumar De, Narayan Chandra Sarkar, Rajib Dhar Tamal, Partha Pal Chowdhury, Dolon Dhar, Joni Deb, Monoranjan Singha, Swapan Kumar Bhattacharya, Tapasi Dutta, Shubhra Shankar Prasad, Monti Rani Sarkar, Swapan Kumar Das, Satyananda Dutta, Rupak Singha, Sanjoy Gupta, Montu Chandra Boidya, Sudip Ranjan Sen and Atin Dutta Chowdhury.
For the Christian Religious Welfare Trust, Anna Minj and Madhabi Marma have been appointed senior vice chairpersons, while John Gomes has been made a member and vice chairman. Pius Costa, Quinten Ribero, Mrigen Hagidok, Pastor Anwar Hossain, Rita Rosline Costa, Narendranath Tudu and Jackson Purification have been appointed members.
For the Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust, Saching Pru and Dipen Dewan have been appointed senior vice chairpersons, while Professor Dr Sukomal Barua has been made a member and vice chairman.
The other members are Sushil Chandra Barua, Masathwai Marma, Bir Muktijoddha Mongsaihla Chowdhury, Subhash Chandra Chakma, Partha Protim Barua (Apu), Mong Hla Ching and Ming Somau.
According to the notifications, the term of trustees, except those appointed by virtue of their office, will be three years from the date of issuance of the notifications. However, they will continue to serve after the expiry of their terms until the government appoints new trustees.
The government may also change or declare vacant the position of any trustee, except those appointed by virtue of their office, whenever necessary.
