Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai today said the current construction work linked to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will yield around ₹ 400 crore as Goods and Services Tax.
However, the actual collection figure in terms of tax would be known after completion of the construction works, Rai said at a public felicitation function here.
"My estimate is that the government will get around ₹400 crore as GST from the construction of Ram temple. As many as 18 temples will be built in the complex being developed on 70 acres. It will include temples of Maharishi Valmiki, Shabri and Tulsidas. We will pay 100% tax. Not a rupee in tax will be reduced," he informed.
The Ram temple in Ayodhya is being constructed with the cooperation of the society and arrangements are such that no one will face problems even if two lakh devotees arrive, Rai, also international vice president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, said.
"I do not know how many people, their families and relatives suffered during the movement to build a temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. This yagya (movement) is no less than the 1,000-year-old fight for independence. It (agitation) was held for public welfare," he said.
Rai had visited Bakawa village in Khargone district on Sunday to finalise the lingam for the construction of a Shiva temple in the complex in Ayodhya.
"I had gone there on the suggestion of an IAS officer," Rai said.
Located on the banks of the Narmada River, Bakawa is popular for the beautiful Shivling constructions, which are consecrated in temples around the world.
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