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This Act concerns the establishment of the Guthi Corporation as an autonomous and corporate body. For the management of the corporation a Board of Directors shall be formed according to the provisions of Section 9. Guthi means "a Guthi endowed by any philanthropist with religious or philanthropic motives through relinquishment of title to his movable or immovable property or any other income-yielding property or funds" for the performance of religious functions, or construction and maintenance of temples, wells, ponds, libraries, hospitals, etc. The Guthis are divided into: (a) Raj Guthis, operated and managed by the Guthi Corporation; (b) Chhut Guthis, which may benefit of tax exemptions in terms of paying to the Raj Guthi a residual income from the one received after having performed the functions; (c) Private Guthis, which belong to the public other than Raj Guthi and Chhut Guthis. Based on the tax collection system and on the management of lands, the Guthis divided into: (a) Guthi lands registered in the named of individual landowner; (b) registered Guthi lands; (c) Guthi-owned lands; (d) Guthi controlled lands; (e) Guthi Jimidari. As far as financial measures are concerned, the Act makes provisions for the accounts, audit and fund of the corporation. Main duties of the latter are, inter alia: (a) to perform religious functions ; (b) to utilize movable and immovable property for social or cultural activities: (c) to undertake agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry; (d) to undertake direct cultivation of lands or have such lands cultivated by tenants; (e) to perform any other functions connected with the management of Raj Guthis. Further provisions are made with respect to tenancy and payment of rents.
Amended by: Guthi Corporation (Second Amendment) Act, 1993. (1993-01-18)
