Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
AbbreviationSGPC
Formation16 November 1920[1]
TypeManagement Organisation
HeadquartersTeja Singh Samundri Hall, Sri Harmandir Sahib Complex, Sri Amritsar
Location
President
Harjinder Singh Dhami
Websitehttp://sgpc.net

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (abbr. SGPC; lit. Supreme Gurdwara Management Committee) is an organization in India responsible for the management of gurdwaras, Sikh places of worship, in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Chandigarh.[2][3] SGPC also administers Darbar Sahib in Amritsar.[4]

The SGPC is governed by the president of SGPC.[5][6] The SGPC manages the security, financial, facility maintenance and religious aspects of Gurdwaras as well as keeping archaeologically rare and sacred artifacts, including weapons, clothes, books and writings of the Sikh Gurus.[7]

Bibi Jagir Kaur became the first woman to be elected president of the SGPC for the second time in September 2004. She had held the same post from March 1999 to November 2000.[8]

  1. ^ "• ENGLISH ARTICLES- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)". Dilgeer.com. 15 November 1920. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  2. ^ "SGPC executive passes Rs 1,064 crore budget". The Times of India. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Education thrust area in Rs 1,064-cr SGPC budget".
  4. ^ "SGPC bans shooting of films at Golden Temple complex". News18. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Official Website of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Sri Amritsar – SGPC Administration / Officials". Official Website of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Sri Amritsar (in Latin). Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ "SGPC asked to start its own media network".
  7. ^ "About Us". Welcome To DESGPC Website. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Jagir Kaur is SGPC chief again". The Hindu. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2018.[dead link]