Lucknow, July 10 -- As the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust plans sweeping changes to increase accountability, amendments to its bylaws are imminent for appointing a chief executive officer (CEO) and creating a more robust administrative structure with clearly defined supervisory responsibilities. The Trust is also weighing a major change in its current banking arrangement. Govind Dev Giri, treasurer of the Trust, and K Parasaran, a trustee and senior advocate of the Supreme Court who framed the Trust's bylaws when it was constituted in February 2020, have discussed the issue of changes in the bylaws. Parasaran has already started working to incorporate changes in the bylaws, according to Trust sources. "For appointment of the chief executive officer and to make administrative and financial changes in the Trust, its bylaws have to be amended," said a senior office bearer of the Trust. "The Trust is reviewing its administrative and financial framework after the SIT's preliminary findings exposed serious procedural lapses in the cash-counting system. The objective is to strengthen accountability, tighten oversight and prevent any recurrence of such incidents," he added. The Trust is planning to put up these proposals at its next executive committee meeting in Ayodhya on July 22. Names of new trustees to fill vacant posts will also be proposed at this meeting. Appointing a full-time CEO for Ram temple's efficient management is the minimum requirement to make sure this (cash controversy) is not repeated, according to Trust sources. The Trust has constituted a three-member committee comprising Justice (retd) Pramod Kohli, Lt General (retd) Vishnukant Chaturvedi and Suresh Haware to recommend names for the CEO's post. Currently, all cash collected from temple donation boxes is deposited with the State Bank of India (SBI), Naya Ghat branch, Ayodhya. However, the Trust is actively exploring alternatives, including engaging another bank or distributing deposits among multiple eligible banks. The move follows Govind Dev Giri's meeting with senior officials of a private sector bank in Ayodhya on Wednesday. Though the Trust made no official announcement, the discussions have gained significance amid the ongoing SIT probe. The existing bylaws empower the Board of Trustees to keep Trust deposits in one or more scheduled or nationalised banks, giving it the flexibility to alter the present banking arrangement through a board decision while safeguarding the Trust's financial interests. The review comes after former Trust general secretary Champat Rai, in his statement to the SIT, accused the State Bank of India of failing to enforce basic cash-handling safeguards, including mandatory frisking of counting staff, pocketless uniforms and other security protocols prescribed for high-value cash operations. The preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team has also highlighted repeated violations of security procedures during cash counting and questioned whether supervisory failures contributed to the alleged theft. Its final report, expected before the Trust meeting, is likely to determine accountability not only of those directly accused of stealing donations but also of officials responsible for overseeing the counting process. The Trust is expected to take its final call on the proposed bylaw amendments and banking reforms after examining the SIT's findings. The July 22 meeting is likely to shape the future governance and financial management of one of the country's largest religious institutions....