A PIL filed in the Supreme Court asks the Centre and states to set up a judicial commission or expert committee to review wages, service conditions, and welfare benefits for priests, sevadars, and temple staff in state-controlled temples. The plea seeks classification as “employees” to extend minimum wage protections under the Code on Wages, 2019, potentially reshaping how temple work is regulated.
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