Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
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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]
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Abbreviation | SGPC |
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Formation | 16 November 1920[1] |
Type | Management Organisation |
Headquarters | Teja Singh Samundri Hall, Sri Harmandir Sahib Complex, Sri Amritsar |
Location | |
President | Harjinder Singh Dhami |
Website | http://sgpc.net |
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]