Lok Sabha Question No. 4105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Wakf Properties
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Wakf Properties

## 4105. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of Wakf properties in the country;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the number of Wakf properties are illegally encroached in the country and if so, the details thereof; and;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to open/establish modern school/college on the  Wakf  properties  to  provide  quality  education  in  the  country  especially  for minorities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

- (a) : As  per  provisions  of  Section  32  of  the  Waqf  Act  1995  as  amended,  general superintendence  of  all  waqf  properties  in  a  State  is  vested  with  the  State  Waqf  Board (SWB) and the Waqf Board is empowered to manage these waqf properties. Hence, the details  of  waqf  properties  are  not  maintained  by  Central  Government.  However,  a dedicated online portal called WAMSI (Waqf Assets Management System of India) has been developed by the Ministry. So far 6,00,723 immovable waqf properties have been registered on the portal.
- (b)  : As per the available information with Central Waqf Council (CWC) received from various SWBs, State wise position of number of waqf properties facing encroachment is given at Annexure.
- (c):  The  Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  implements  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram (PMJVK) earlier known as Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, in identified Minority Concentration Areas (MCA) of the country with the  objective  to  develop  socio-economic  assets  and  basic  amenities  in  these  areas. Under  MsDP,  projects  could  be  proposed  by  States/UTs  only  on  Government  land. However,  the  restructured  PMJVK  implemented  w.e.f  2018-19,  inter-alia  provides  for construction of projects under the PMJVK scheme on land of waqf or similar land from other  notified  Minority  Communities.  The  types  of  projects  sanctioned  under  PMJVK inter alia include educational institutions like Degree Colleges, Residential Schools, New School  Buildings,  Student  Hostels,  Additional  Class  Rooms,  Laboratory  Rooms  in Schools, Computer Rooms, Libraries, Smart Classrooms, etc. as proposed by the State Govts/UT Administrations.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4105 due  for  answer  on  12/12/2019  raised  by  KUNWAR  DANISH  ALI  regarding  'Wakf Properties'

## Details of State wise position of Waqf Properties facing encroachment

|   S.No. | Name of Waqf Board                     | Number of Waqf Properties encroached by Private org./individuals   |
|---------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Punjab Waqf Board                      | 5,610                                                              |
|       2 | Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board              | 3,240                                                              |
|       3 | Board of Waqfs, West Bengal            | 3,082                                                              |
|       4 | Tamil Nadu State Waqf Board            | 1,335                                                              |
|       5 | Karnataka State Waqf Board             | 862                                                                |
|       6 | Haryana Waqf Board                     | 754                                                                |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board            | 503                                                                |
|       8 | Delhi Waqf Board                       | 373                                                                |
|       9 | Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board          | 200                                                                |
|      10 | Assam Board of Waqfs                   | 191                                                                |
|      11 | Bihar State Sunni Waqf Board           | 180                                                                |
|      12 | Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqf         | 164                                                                |
|      13 | Uttarakhand Waqf Board                 | 119                                                                |
|      14 | Maharashtra State Waqf Board           | 81                                                                 |
|      15 | Manipur Waqf Board                     | 76                                                                 |
|      16 | Bihar State Shia Waqf Board            | 58                                                                 |
|      17 | Tripura Board of Waqf                  | 41                                                                 |
|      18 | Kerala State Waqf Board                | 29                                                                 |
|      19 | Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board | 12                                                                 |
|      20 | Odisha Board of Waqf                   | 7                                                                  |
|      21 | Chandigarh Waqf Board                  | 6                                                                  |
|      22 | Puducherry Waqf Board                  | 5                                                                  |
|      23 | Jharkhand Waqf Board                   | 2                                                                  |
|      24 | Andaman & Nicobar Waqf Board           | 1                                                                  |