Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee

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Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
Gurdwara Rakabganj Sahib, Delhi.jpg
Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi
Founder
Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971
Regions with significant populations
NCT of Delhi
Languages
Punjabi
Website
http://dsgmc.in/

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee or DSGMC is an autonomous organisation which manages Gurdwaras in Delhi state. DSGMC also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, near Parliament House.

In 1971, the Government of India entrusted the management, through an ordinance, to a five-member Gurdwara Board. The ordinance was replaced by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971, passed by Parliament, providing for a committee to be elected by Sikh vote. Elections took place under the supervision of government authority and the new body called Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management Committee (DSGMC) came into existence in 1974. Under the provisions of the Act, the elections must take place every four years.[1]

The Wall of Truth was built under DSGMC.[2][3]

Organisation[]

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee comprises 55 members, 46 of whom are elected and 9 are coopted. Out of the nine coopted members, two represent the Singh Sabhas of Delhi, one the SGPC, four the Takhts at Amritsar, Anandpur, Patna and Nanded, and two those Sikhs of Delhi who do not want to or cannot contest elections but whose services can be of value to the Committee.[citation needed]

It is governed by a Chairman and a President as per Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1971. The term of DSGMC is four years, formed through elections conducted by Directorate of Gurdwara Elections of Delhi Government. Of over a million Sikhs living in Delhi, around 450,000 are registered voters for the DSGMC elections.[citation needed]

Office bearers[]

In December 2021 the sitting President Manjinder Singh Sirsa resigned from the post.[4] Sirsa was from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) when he defeated outgoing president Paramjit Singh Sarna in the elections of 2013.[5] The current General-Secretary is S. Harmeet Singh Kalka who is representative of the Kalkaji ward.

SGPC[]

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is the counterpart of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in Delhi but operates independently. SGPC nominates one member to Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.[citation needed]

Educational institutes[]

DSGMC has opened many schools, polytechnics and khalsa colleges for imparting education.[6]

Schools[]

  • Guru Harkishan Public Schools
  • Guru Nanak Public Schools

Colleges[]

Wall of Truth[]

The Wall of Truth, a memorial for Sikhs killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which also has the names of "all Sikhs killed world over in hate crimes", was built under DSGMC.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee". www.dsgmc.in. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Pandit, Ambika (1 November 2016). "'Wall of truth' to tell you 1984 riots' story by Nov-end". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "'Wall of Truth' to have names of all Sikhs killed in hate crimes: DSGMC". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "In a jolt to Akali Dal, DSGMC chief joins BJP". The Hindu. 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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