Special train from Karnataka to Varanasi soon: Shashikala Jolle

The lone woman in the Cabinet, Muzrai, Wakf & Hajj Minister Shashikala Jolle is overseeing projects centred around religious pilgrimages. She talks to Bharath Joshi on what’s keeping her busy. Excerpts:

The government has rolled out an Integrated Temple Management System (ITMS). How will it help?

Many devotees visiting our temples had nowhere to go for complete information. The ITMS provides information about a temple in any district – historical and mythological information about the temple, its deity, the temple assets and details of various sevas. Now, sevas can be booked online.