Central Waqf Council, India is an Indian
statutory body
A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law (statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example reg ...
established in 1964 by the
Government of India
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under the Waqf Act, 1954 (now a subsection of the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to the working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the
Waqf
A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...
s in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by
Muslim Law
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, given by
philanthropist
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s. The grant is known as ''mushrut-ul-khidmat'', while a person making such dedication is known as ''Wakif''.Waqf is an independent entity which can claim ownership over any land or resources in India superseding earlier ownership by anyone else. These powers were created by UPA government in 2013.
The Council
The Council is headed by a Chairperson, who is the Union Minister in charge of Wakfs and there is a maximum of 20 other members, appointed by the Government of India as stipulated in the Wakf Act.
State Waqf Boards
The State Waqf Boards are established by the State Governments in view of the provisions of Section 9(1) of the Waqf Act, 1954. These work towards management, regulation and protect the Waqf properties by constituting District Waqf Committees, Mandal Waqf Committees and Committees for the individual Waqf Institutions. The Waqf Boards shall be body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire and hold property. In the case that more than fifteen per cent of the total number of waqf property is Shia waqf, or the income thereof is more than fifteen per cent, the Act envisages a separate Shia Waqf Board.
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Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board
* Assam Wakf Board
* Bihar Sunni and Shia Wakf Board
* Chhattisgarh Wakf Board
* Delhi Wakf Board
* Gujarat Wakf Board
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Haryana Waqf Board
Haryana Waqf Board is a statutory board of the Government of Haryana in India.
History
Central Wakf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs, as an Indian statutory body in 1964 under Wakf Act, 1954 (now a su ...
* Himachal Wakf Board
* Jharkhand Wakf Board
* Karnataka Wakf Board
* Kerala Wakf Board
* Madhya Pradesh Wakf Board
* Maharashtra State Board of Waqfs
* Manipur Wakf Board
* Meghalaya Wakf Board
* Odisha Wakf Board
* Punjab Wakf Board
* Rajasthan Board of Muslim Wakfs
* Tamilnadu Wakf Board
* Tripura Wakf Board
* Telangana Waqf Board
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Uttarakhand Wakf Board
Uttarakhand Waqf Board is a statutory board of the Government of Uttarakhand in India.
History
Central Waqf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs as an Indian statutory body in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (n ...
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Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board (or U.P. Sunni Waqf Board) is a body constituted under ''The Wakf Act, 1995'' of the Government of India, for general superintendence of the affairs of Sunni Muslim waqf (charity) properties, waqf institut ...
; Shia Wakf Board
* West Bengal Wakf Board
* Andaman Nicobar Wakf Board
* Chandigarh Wakf Board
* Laxdweep Wakf Board
* Dadra & Nagar Haveli Wakf Board
* Puducherry Wakf Board
Presently there are thirty Wakf Boards across the country in twenty-eight states and Union territories. States such as Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim and the Union Territory Daman and Diu have no Wakf Board at present. The Waqf Act 1995 is not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.
Justice Shashvat Kumar, who headed the Shashvat Committee has prepared a status report on Muslims in India in 2011 and the finding of this report was that Nationwide, Wakf properties constitute a land bank worth Rs. 1.2 lakh crore and could have generated annual returns of Rs. 12,000 crores but yielded only Rs. 163 crores and found that there was "a severe shortage of senior government officers who are Muslim to manage wakf affairs. A separate cadre would mean officers who are not only permanent but also qualified enough".
The Haryana Wakf Board (HWB) registered an all-time high income of Rs 17.03 crore during 2010–11, which is Rs 3.33 crore higher than the previous year. During 2010–11, the Board spent Rs 3.32 crore on various educational and welfare activities. The Board had earmarked Rs 6.47 crore in the budget for 2011–12 to meet the main objectives of wakfs and various educational and welfare activities, he said.
The central as well as state Wakf Boards have been involved in corruption, land encroachment, and misappropriation of funds.
The
Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam
The Karnataka Wakf Board Land Scam concerns the alleged misappropriation of in Indian property funds, made public by a report submitted by the Karnataka State Minorities Commission in 2012.
In March 2012, Anwar Manippady, the Chairman of the Ka ...
is one such case.
Further reading
* ''Wakf administration in India: a socio-legal study'', by Khalid Rashid. Vikas Pub., 1978. .
See also
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Evacuee Trust Property Board
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Political integration of India
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Custodian for Enemy Property for India
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, for the government takeover of property of rulers who migrated to Pakistan
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Enemy Property Act, 1968
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, the basis of Custodian for Enemy Property for India
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Privy Purse in India
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References
External links
Central Waqf Council, Official websiteDelhi Wakf BoardKarnataka Wakf BoardKerala Wakf BoardMaharashtra State Board of Waqfs
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Islam in India
Government agencies established in 1964
Organisations based in Delhi
Wakf
A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or '' mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...