Shri Badarinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) was constituted as per 1939 Act. Shri Kedarnath Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is the eleventh out of twelve Jyotirlingas of India, whie Shri Badarinath Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Both temples are situated in Garhwal Division of Uttarakhand at high altitudes in Himalayas and are believed to be established by Aadi Guru Shankaracharya.
Under the scheme of 1899, temples management was in hands of Rawal, while Tehri Darbar was invested with certain supervisory power. The defective nature of scheme was the source of friction between Rawal and Tehri Darbar. As a result, supervisions of temple suffered, its income was squandered and convenience of the pilgrims was neglected.