Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust to decide first CEO from shortlist after screening thousands of applications

The Trust will discuss CEO service conditions and standard operating procedures today. Three names recommended by the selection committee will be considered for priority. After a candidate accepts the offer, the appointment will likely be announced on Thursday. The selection process involved extensive screening of over five thousand applications. The new CEO will oversee administrative and operational functions of the Trust.

The CEO appointment would establish a dedicated full-time executive leadership role for the administration of the Ram Temple, with the Trust seeking a professional structure for managing the temple's growing operational responsibilities. 

Ayodhya: Amid the controversy over the alleged theft of offerings, the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will reportedly appoint the Ram temple’s first CEO on Wednesday, with three candidates shortlisted for the post. The temple trust will also officially announce the Trust's secretary in a meeting likely to commence at 2 pm. Jagdish Aafle will be the temple trust's first secretary.According to PTI sources, the meeting may also finalise two panel members and the general secretary after reviewing 5,585 applications. The meeting will be held at the residence of Nritya Gopal Das, the Ram Mandir Trust president, in Maniramdas Chhawani.Reportedly, the selection committee will submit three shortlisted names to the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for the Trust's first CEO, they said.Selection committee reaches AyodhyaSelection committee officials, retired Justice Pramod Kohli, retired Lieutenant General Vishnukant Chaturvedi, and expert member Suresh Hawde, have reached Ayodhya, according to Times Now."The comprehensive, transparent, and technology-enabled process for selecting the Chief Executive Officer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has been completed," Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra said in a post on X in Hindi.श्रीराम जन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी के चयन की व्यापक, पारदर्शी व तकनीक-सक्षम प्रक्रिया पूर्ण हुई। 5,585 आवेदनों की समीक्षा के बाद 16 अभ्यर्थियों से विस्तृत संवाद किया गया। आज चयन समिति ने तीन अत्यंत योग्य प्रत्याशियों का अंतिम पैनल न्यास को सौंप दिया।… pic.twitter.com/x0USk5KZ5p— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) September 1, 2026 "After reviewing 5,585 applications, detailed discussions were held with 16 candidates. Today, the selection committee has submitted the final panel of three highly qualified candidates to the Trust. The final decision and official announcement will be made by the Trust," the Trust posted on Monday.Ayodhya Saints Demand CBI Probe Into Alleged Ram Temple Offering Irregularities, Warn Of AgitationThree posts fell vacant following the death of trust member Vimalendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, the alleged theft of offerings, and the resignations of former trust general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra.

Ayodhya: The process to appoint the first full-time chief executive officer of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust reached a decisive stage on Tuesday with the three-member search committee submitting its report to the trust.The report was handed over by the committee chairman, retired Justice Pramod Kohli, to trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri Maharaj after a meeting at the Ram temple complex. Other office-bearers of the trust were also present.The committee includes retired Lt. Gen. Vishnu Kant Chaturvedi and former scientist Suresh Hawde.‘You Will Soon Be Killed’: Union Minister Chirag Paswan Receives Death ThreatCEO selection process advancesSources said the committee has prepared a panel of names for the CEO's post after completing the selection process. The trust will now consider the names recommended by the committee before selecting one candidate for the post.A crucial meeting of the trust is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2. The name of the first full-time CEO is expected to be announced after the trust takes a final decision on the panel.Also Watch: New administrative structureThe appointment is expected to give the temple trust a dedicated executive to oversee its administrative and managerial operations. The CEO will have an important role in coordinating the functioning of the temple complex and managing its expanding administrative requirements.The trust's September 2 meeting is therefore likely to mark an important step in formalising the administrative structure of the Ram temple.