00:00Ram Mandir Trust and other office bearers' meeting of trust to take place today at 4pm.
00:05Final names likely to be announced, people whose names are making the rounds for the post of CEO.
00:11The names being discussed for the CEO of the Ayodhra Ram Mandir Trust include
00:15Encounter Specialist Rajesh Pandey, Dihar IPS Parish Saxena,
00:19former IPS Dinesh Chandra and former IES Officer Yugeswar Ram Mishra.
00:24Among the 16 names shortlisted, most are officers holding high positions in the bureaucracy
00:29and the army. The three-member committee submitted its report to the trust.
00:33The names are likely to be announced. Following the trust meeting,
00:36the names for the CEO and other vacant positions within the trust may be announced today.
00:43So Ram Mandir Trust and the other office bearers' meeting of trust will be taking place today at 4pm.
00:49My colleague Samad Srivastav is now joining us with more details on this.
00:53Samad, very good morning to you. What is the criteria on the basis of which the final name will be
00:58selected?
01:00See, the trust managing the Ayodhra Ram Temple is likely to decide on the name of the CEO and its
01:04deed amendment today,
01:06besides deliberating on a series of other issues amid the row over alleged donation irregularities in the shrine.
01:12The Sriramj and Bhoomi Teep Chetri will meet two cities.
01:15The first is scheduled from 2pm to 3pm and the second from 4pm to 6pm with a 12-point agenda.
01:21This will be the third such gathering since the alleged donation theft came to light.
01:25Changes in the deed are likely to incorporate new rules, regulations and powers of the CEO.
01:30This will be the first such amendment since the creation of the trust on February 5, 2020.
01:35The amendment is also likely to create a legal window for the re-entry of Jhampatrai in the trust meeting,
01:40which comes in the wake of the controversy over the alleged theft of offerings and the resignation of former General
01:45Secretary of the Temple Trust, Jhampatrai,
01:47will be held in the place of the President of the Ram General Bhoomi Teep Chetri Pras, Mr. Ghopal Das
01:52in Maniram Das Chhabni.
01:53Rai, then General Secretary of the Trust that manages the Ayodhra Ram Temple and Trepti Anil Mishra,
01:58had resigned on 25 June, a day after the UP police launched a case over alleged irregularities in donations for
02:04the shrine.
02:05All right, Samar, thank you for those details.
02:08So today, the name of the new CEO of the Ram Mandir Trust will be announced.
02:12The meeting will be taking place at 4 p.m.
02:15So, the Ram Mandir Trust may reveal the face of the new CEO today.
02:19And the hunt for the next Chief Executive Officer of the Sriram Janma Bhoomi Teep Chetri Trust has now entered
02:26its final stage.
02:27After weeks of an extensive selection exercise, all eyes are on the Trust meeting today,
02:32where the final decision on who will take charge of the key administrative post could be taken.
02:37The Selection Committee has now submitted its final panel of three candidates to the Trust.
02:43Among the names being discussed are Rajesh Pandey, a former Uttar Pradesh IPS officer,
02:47Paresh Saxena, a former Bihar IPS officer,
02:50and Yogeshwar Ram Mishra, a 2005 batch IES officer.
02:54Former Uttar Pradesh IES officer Dr. Dinesh Chandra Singh is also among the prominent names in the wider race.
03:00The process began on July 6th, with the Selection Committee being formed.
03:04The criteria were finalized at its first meeting on July 11th, and applications closed on July 18th.
03:09The panel then reviewed 5,585 applications before holding detailed discussions with 16 candidates on August 11th and 12th.
03:18And now on September 1st, the committee had submitted its first panel of three names to the Ram Mandir Trust,
03:25which will take the final call.
03:26Thank you very much for joining us.
03:56And with that, in fact, let's now take a look at how the Ram Mandir CEO search unfolded.
04:05So let's take a look at the timeline.
04:07So on July 6th, selection committee was formed.
04:10And then on July 11th, there was the first meeting that took place and the criteria for selecting the next
04:17CEO was finalized.
04:19Now on July 18th, the application window for the CEO closed, which was opened on July 11th.
04:26And it then closed on July 18th.
04:29And there were 5,585 applications that were submitted, which were reviewed by the panel.
04:35And on August 11th and 12th, there were detailed talks which were held with 16 candidates out of the 5
04:42,585 applications that were submitted.
04:45Then on September 1st, which is yesterday, the list of three shortlisted candidates was given to the trust.
04:51And now, today, what we are expecting is that the final name, the one name, the new CEO would be
04:58announced.
04:59Now, let's take a look at who are these three names, who are these three people who have been, who
05:04are now the front runners for the CEO post.
05:07So the first one is Rajesh Pandey.
05:09He's a 2003 batch IPS officer.
05:11He held key posts in Uttar Pradesh Police.
05:15He's, in fact, also associated with STF and ATS.
05:19And he's known as an encounter specialist.
05:22He retired as IG Elections Cell.
05:26Now, let's take a look at the other contender, the other front runner, which is Paresh Saxena.
05:33He's a 1994 batch IPS officer.
05:35He has long police administration experience.
05:38He served in Bihar and on central deputation.
05:41He held several key responsibilities.
05:43And he also has medical studies background.
05:47Then the next front runner is Yogeshwar Ram Mishra.
05:51So he's a 2005 batch IAS officer.
05:53He has extensive administrative experience.
05:57He has experience in the revenue department.
05:59And he has served as DM and divisional commissioner as well.
06:03He held special secretary post.
06:05And he has worked on census operations as well.
06:09There's another front runner, which is Dinesh Chandra Singh.
06:12He's a 2012 batch IAS officer.
06:15He joined Uttar Pradesh PCS in 1997.
06:19He has served as district magistrate.
06:21And he was the former DM of Jaunpur.
06:25And he has held several key administrative posts as well.
06:30Now, let's also take a look at what will be the responsibilities of the new CEO of the Ram Mandir.
06:36So the new CEO will oversee temple's daily operations.
06:40And devotee convenience and facilities will also be a part of the CEO's duty.
06:46Security arrangements across temple will also be managed by this new CEO.
06:50In fact, Ram Mandir administrative management will be done by the new CEO.
06:55And the coordination with various agencies will also be a part of his duties.
