The central trust runs 425 ashrams, of which a few are in the US. Around 1,400 Yog Vedant Seva Samitis, 17,000 Bal Sanskar Kendras, a printing press and 50 gurukuls are also managed by the trust. The vast tracks of land he holds are worth millions.
Media reports claim that Asaram and his followers ran a lending scheme to offer cash loans to individuals at a monthly interest rate of 1-2 per cent.
After his arrest in 2013, an Income Tax Department raid unearthed benami properties and black money transactions worth Rs 2,300 crore.