New Delhi: The government of India is planning to introduce a Bill in Parliament to amend the Wakf Act, 1995, requiring waqf boards to register their properties with district collectors for accurate valuation.
There are 30 waqf boards in the country. Sources report that the revenue generated by all waqf properties is estimated at Rs 200 crore annually, which does not align with the number of properties these boards possess.
Meanwhile, Minority Affairs Minister of India Kiren Rijiu on Monday said that continuous demands and representations were made by “common Muslims to make regulation of waqf properties more transparent and efficient”.
He, however, did not comment on the bill during his brief intercation with reporters.
The bill, which was recently passed by the GoI Cabinet, has not been introduced in Parliament yet.
“For a long time there have been continuous demands and representations from the poor and common Muslims, including women, to make waqf properties more transparent and efficient,” Rijiju said.
