The Financial Accounting and Management of the Dharmarth Trust (1846-1947 A.D.): An Insight into the Religious Affairs of the Dogra State

Innara Gull; Bashir Ahamad Khan

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6331

The Financial Accounting and Management of the Dharmarth Trust (1846-1947 A.D.): An Insight into the Religious Affairs of the Dogra State

Author(s)	Innara Gull, Bashir Ahamad Khan
Country	India
Abstract	Throughout the political history of human society, the Rulers organized a set of system or an institution lobbying their religious or ideological thoughts. This has been documented by poets and historians and even in modern times, the trend remains unaltered. In the nineteenth century, Dharmarth Trust was established by Dogra rulers on socio-religious theme to apprise the religious aspirations among the Hindu community and to protect and propagate the Hindu culture in Jammu and Kashmir State. The paper is an effort to bring into limelight the financial accounting and management of the Dharmarth Trust (1846-1947 A.D.). The Trust was initially established by the donations from the rulers and their families only. The Trust evolved manifold and heaps up the income sources from land grants, jagirs, offerings in the temple, and rent from shops and buildings. It later became an autonomous department of Government of Jammu and Kashmir. The Trust became economically so strong that it started constructing railway lines, bridges and other buildings for the State at a minimum nominal interest rates. Dharmarth Trust even lent loans to the State departments and its subjects for different purposes. The temples and buildings owned by the Trust costs millions of rupees at that time and the Trust emerged as one of the leading player contributing to the economic development of the state.
Keywords	Dharmarth, Trust, Jammu and Kashmir, Jagirs, Taxes, Promissory Notes, Trustees, Maharaja, Accounting, Income, Council, Tackavi loans, Atka fund, Natak fund, Invest.
Field	Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-09-10
Cite This	The Financial Accounting and Management of the Dharmarth Trust (1846-1947 A.D.): An Insight into the Religious Affairs of the Dogra State - Innara Gull, Bashir Ahamad Khan - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6331
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.6331
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gsp9bc

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