{"id":6609,"date":"2026-07-30T01:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6609"},"modified":"2026-07-30T01:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T01:26:43","slug":"iit-bombay-alumnus-jagdish-aphale-named-ram-temple-trusts-first-secretary-will-oversee-transactions-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6609","title":{"rendered":"IIT Bombay alumnus Jagdish Aphale named Ram temple trust\u2019s first secretary, will oversee transactions | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132724435,imgsize-1231204,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ram-temple.jpg\" alt=\"IIT Bombay alumnus Jagdish Aphale named Ram temple trust\u2019s first secretary, will oversee transactions\" title=\"New secretary appointed after Champat Rai's exit\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"New secretary appointed after Champat Rai's exit\">New secretary appointed after Champat Rai&#8217;s exit<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>LUCKNOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/iit-bombay\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IIT Bombay<\/a> alumnus Jagdish Aphale has been appointed Ayodhya Ram temple trust\u2019s first secretary and made a joint signatory to financial transactions as the organisation seeks to infuse accountability into its functioning and ride out the storm triggered by alleged theft of donations to the shrine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cFor banking purposes, the joint signatories are me and Aphale. The board of trustees has approved it,\u201d interim general secretary Krishna Mohan told TOI .<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Formal approval was necessary because the trust deed requires its accounts to be operated by two individuals designated by the board. Three PSBs \u2014 SBI, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda \u2014 had been reluctant to accept Aphale as a co-signatory for the trust\u2019s accounts without a change in its constitution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Aphale, who had supervised construction at the temple complex for nearly four years as a project engineer, will also assist the board as an external expert, sources said. He has been privy to the trust\u2019s internal processes over the past fortnight as part of his integration.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>His name was proposed at the trust\u2019s July 6 meeting, held soon after it accepted the resignations of former general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/iit-bombay-alumnus-jagdish-aphale-named-ram-temple-trusts-first-secretary-will-oversee-transactions\/articleshow\/132724424.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New secretary appointed after Champat Rai&#8217;s exit LUCKNOW: IIT Bombay alumnus Jagdish Aphale has been appointed Ayodhya Ram temple trust\u2019s first secretary and made a joint signatory to financial transactions as the organisation seeks to infuse accountability into its functioning and ride out the storm triggered by alleged theft of 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