Haryana Waqf Board is a statutory board of the

Government of Haryana The Government of Haryana, also known as the State Government of Haryana, or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Haryana and its 22 districts. It consists of an executive, ceremonially led ...

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History

Central Wakf Council Central Waqf Council, India is an Indian statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India 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 ...

was set up by the

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Ministry of Minority Affairs The Ministry of Minority Affairs is the ministry in the Government of India which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and created on 29 January 2006. It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and ...

, as an

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 ...

in 1964 under Wakf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Wakf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Wakf Boards and proper administration of the

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 charitable ...

s in the country. Wakf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by

Muslim Law Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the ...

, given by

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s. The grant is known as ''mushrut-ul-khidmat'', while a person making such dedication is known as ''Wakif''. Prior to 1966 when Haryana became a separate state, the State of Haryana was under the Punjab Waqf Board. The States of

Punjab, India Punjab (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Himachal ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

and Union Territory of

Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

created own separate Waqf Boards. The separate Haryana Waqf Board, was established by the

state under

, under section 13 (1) of the Haryana Waqf Act, 1995 (Act No. 43 of 1995) on 1 August 2003 vide Government of Haryana Notification No. 18/2/96-3JJ (I), dated 1.8.2003.

Properties

The Haryana Waqf Board earned an income or INR 28.62 crore (INR 286 million) in 2012-13. It manages 12,505 waqf properties in Haryana state, including 4272 Mosques in the State of which 365 have been surveyed by the Waqf board. It pays monthly salary to 333 Imams, pension to poor Muslim widows, scholarships to poor Muslim students and operates Ghausia Dispensary in Panipat.Haryana Waqf Board
/ref> Dr. Hanif Qureshi, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Faridabad-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Haryana Waqf Board addressed the AGM on 13 September 2016, with annual report of works done & achievements achieved for serving the community and securing waqf lands & generating whopping record breaking revenue collection of Rs. 18.68 Crore for the year ending 2016. According to Dr. Qureshi the board has decided to increase the revenue by over 20 per cent. Spreading education among Muslims has been the prime objective of the board. To achieve this target, it has decided to open three more schools. During the last financial year, Rs 2.03 crore was spent on educational activities. The board has decided to nearly double the education budget to over Rs 4 crore. He said, "It is a matter of concern that not much is being spent on health care facilities. Just a few lakhs of rupees are being spent. The board will increase the budget for health care. We have been facing some issues due to the Waqf Amendment Act, 2013. If the Act is amended, the board will manage to generate more revenue". The CEO Dr Qureshi said since 2003, 846 encroached upon Waqf properties had been recovered through courts or by way of compromise.

Educational Institutes

More than 390 privately managed madrasas, 7 schools and a college are being given supplementary financial assistance from the Board. Following are owned and operated by Haryana Waqf board. * Mewat Engineering College situated in Haryana

Nuh (city) Nuh is a town and administrative headquarter of the Nuh Sub-Division and Nuh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies on the National Highway 248 (NH 48), also known as the Gurgaon-Sohna-Alwar highway, about from Gurgaon. History ...

. * Iqbal Model School at

Ambala Cantonment Ambala Cantonment is a cantonment town in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India. It is 200 km north of Delhi and 55 km southwest of Chandigarh. This cantonment was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for ma ...

* Hali Islamia Public School at

Panipat Panipat () is a historic city in Haryana, India. It is 95 km north of Delhi and 169 km south of Chandigarh on List of National Highways in India, NH-1. The three major battles fought in First Battle of Panipat, 1526, Second Battle of ...

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District-wise list of Haryana Waqf Board owned properties

405 Mosques directly managed by the Haryana Waqf Board

List of 4,272 gazetted Mosques notified by the Haryana Govt

24 gazetted Dargah directly managed by the Haryana Waqf Board

List of 597 gazetted Dargah notified by the Haryana Govt
{{DEFAULTSORT:Department of Industrial Training and Vocational Education, Haryana State agencies of Haryana Government of Haryana Islam in India Government agencies established in 2003 2003 establishments in Haryana

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