Baba Budan Archives · Government and Revenue Secretariat · BD-TAS-1916-01

1916–1917 — Disbursement of the Sanctioned Tasdik Grant for Baba Budan Dargah

A Mysore Government file concerning the method of disbursing the sanctioned Tasdik grant to the Sajjada of Baba Budan Dargah in Chikmagalur Taluk, and the associated question of institutional accounts.

Document identification

• Archive reference: BD-TAS-1916-01
• Source: General and Revenue Secretariat, Mysore; file heading “Disbursement of the Sanctioned Tasdik amount to the Bababudan Darga in the Chikmagalur Taluk”
• File marking: 423/16 (as shown on internal papers); cover carries an additional handwritten file reference
• Period: 1916–1917
• Extent: 32 scanned PDF pages, including correspondence, internal notes, orders, and Kannada-language records

Historical background

The record concerns a petition by the Sajjada seeking to receive the sanctioned Tasdik in a lump sum for the year, rather than through the established monthly treasury disbursement. Officials considered the request alongside the need to account for funds connected with the institution and the provision of food to pilgrims.

What the records show

• 1916 petition and departmental consideration: The early manuscript notes discuss a request for annual disbursement of the Tasdik amount (PDF pages 5–16).
• Deputy Commissioner’s report, 2 January 1917: The report states that the amount was being paid monthly through the Amildar of Chikmagalur Taluk and drawn from the treasury on a Muzrai contingent bill (PDF pages 17–21).
• Amount and purpose: The report explicitly describes the grant as Rs. 150 per month and connects it to feeding pilgrims (PDF page 20).
• Accounts and oversight: The correspondence discusses regular accounts, inspection, and the Sajjada’s claim to an exemption under the Muzrai Regulation. The departmental notes favour retaining monthly disbursement rather than the requested annual lump sum (PDF pages 19–27).
• Kannada records: The closing leaves contain Kannada manuscript correspondence and endorsements (PDF pages 28–32). These are reproduced here without an unverified line-by-line translation.

Original archival facsimiles

The complete 32-page sequence is presented below in PDF order. Click an image to view the original upload at full size.

Source and citation

General and Revenue Secretariat, Mysore, File 423/16, “Disbursement of the Sanctioned Tasdik amount to the Bababudan Darga in the Chikmagalur Taluk,” 1916–1917, 32 scanned pages. Baba Budan Archives, BD-TAS-1916-01.

Transcription and contextual notes are editorial aids; the original facsimiles remain the primary source.