Govt notifies waqf rules to step up property registration and monitoring through central portal | India News

NEW DELHI: Laying out an in depth course of for importing particulars of waqf properties registered with Waqf boards on the brand new Central Waqf Portal launched final month, the govt. on Thursday notified the Unified Waqf Management Empowerment Efficiency and Development Rules 2025 coping with the portal and database of waqf properties and the method for his or her registration, audit and upkeep of accounts.For occasion, the Mutawalli (caretaker) of a waqf, current on or earlier than April 8, the date of graduation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, will want to add particulars like boundaries of waqf properties, their use and occupier; the title and tackle of the creator of the waqf, the mode and date of creation, the deed of waqf, if obtainable; particulars of beneficiaries; the annual revenue from waqf properties and particulars of land-revenue, cesses, taxes payable yearly and the aim for which the waqf was created.The particulars of all current waqf properties are to be uploaded on the portal throughout the stipulated six months as prescribed by the amended legislation. There are over 9 lakh waqf properties in India as per the information obtainable with the ministry of minority affairs.The new rules additionally require that after completion of survey, the state govts should publish the checklist of ‘auqaf’ (waqf properties) and add it on the portal and database, inside a interval of 90 days from the date of publication of the checklist within the official gazette.In what clearly exhibits that delays is not going to be allowed, the rules make it clear that if the Mutawalli fails to add particulars throughout the stipulated timeframe, he could have to go to the tribunal to search extension of time.After the Mutawalli information the main points, the chief govt officer or every other officer authorised by the Waqf Board will confirm the main points of the waqf property and certify the authenticity of the knowledge inside a hard and fast timeframe.In case of registration of recent waqf properties after April 8, 2025, the Mutawalli will file an software to the board for its registration inside three months of its creation. A duplicate of the waqf deed shall be required to be uploaded.In case of inquiry into wrongful declaration of waqf, the designated officer will full the inquiry and submit their report inside a interval of 1 12 months from the date of reference made to him by the collector.As per the rules the joint secretary within the ministry of minority affairs in command of the waqf division shall be in-charge of the supervision of the portal and database which can embody options for real-time monitoring of waqf properties, institutional governance, courtroom instances and dispute decision, monetary oversight useful resource administration and for surveys.Every state govt could have to appoint a nodal officer and set up a centralised help unit for offering help in streamlining importing particulars of waqf, registration, upkeep of accounts, audit and different associated actions of the waqf and the Board.The functioning of the portal and database shall be reviewed on the finish of each monetary 12 months by an unbiased company to be appointed by the central govt. The govt could have to publish the report of the company and the motion taken report on the suggestions of the company on the portal and database inside a interval of three months from the date of submission of the report.