Dharmarth Karya Vibhag, Uttar Pradesh was established on 19th December 1985 with the aim to execute all work related to dharmarth institutions and temples of Uttar Pradesh successfully. All temples & religious places of state comes under the jurisdiction of Department of Religious Affairs, U.P.

Objective: The main objective of department is to provide the basic facilities like, route management, accommodation, light management, drinking water facility, fooding facility etc. at several religious places of Uttar Pradesh.

Department and Section: At government level, there is only one section in Department of Religious Affairs functioning under the guidance of Principal Secretary. Office Address: Bapu Bhawan, Secretariat, Lucknow.