Lok Sabha Question No. 4028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Wakf Boards
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4028 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## Wakf Boards

## 4028. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Wakf Boards are active in the country at present and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of properties belonging to Wakf Boards, State-wise;
- (c) the details of earnings of Wakf Boards during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (d) the  schemes  being  implemented  through  Wakf  Board  for  welfare  of  the  Muslim community?

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

- (a) & (b): There are 32 State Waqf Boards (SWBs) functioning in India in different States. 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  SWBs  and  the  Waqf  Board  is empowered to manage these waqf properties. Hence, the details of waqf properties are not  maintained  by  Central  Government.  However,  as  per  the  information  available  on dedicated online portal called WAMSI (Waqf Assets Management System of India), so far 6,00,723 immovable waqf properties have been registered on the portal. The number of SWBs and the SWB wise details of waqf properties is given at Annexure-I.
- (c)  & (d): As per information received from Central Waqf Council (CWC), the annual income from statutory contribution collected by SWBs under section 72 of the Waqf Act, 1995 as amended during the last five years is given at Annexure-II. Further, the Ministry does not maintain the information of the schemes implemented through Waqf Board for welfare of the Muslim community. However, this Ministry is implementing two  schemes namely i) Qaumi Waqf Board Taraqqiati Scheme (QWBTS) and ii) Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY) through CWC. Under the scheme, financial assistance is released to CWC who provide the same to SWBs for deployment of manpower, computerization & digitization  of  records  of  waqf  properties,  GIS  Mapping  on  waqf  properties,  and  for disbursement  of  interest  free  loan  to  Waqf  Institutions/Waqf  Boards  for  taking  up economically viable buildings on the urban waqf land such as commercial complexes, marriage halls, hospitals, cold storages etc.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4028  due  for  answer  on  12/12/2019  raised  by  SHRI  M.  BADRUDDIN  AJMAL regarding 'Wakf Boards'

## The details of SWBs and immovable waqf properties registered

| S. No.   | Name of State Waqf Board   | No. of immovable waqf properties registered on WAMSI Registration Module   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman & Nicobar Island   | 146                                                                        |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh             | 6,369                                                                      |
| 3.       | Assam                      | 1,609                                                                      |
| 4.       | Bihar (Shia)               | 1,444                                                                      |
| 5.       | Bihar (Sunni)              | 5,353                                                                      |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                 | 34                                                                         |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh               | 2,006                                                                      |
| 8.       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli     | 26                                                                         |
| 9.       | Delhi                      | 1,037                                                                      |
| 10.      | Gujarat                    | 21,600                                                                     |
| 11.      | Haryana                    | 22,645                                                                     |
| 12.      | Himachal Pradesh           | 2,563                                                                      |
| 13.      | Jharkhand                  | 281                                                                        |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir            | 1,753                                                                      |
| 15.      | Karnataka                  | 53,726                                                                     |
| 16.      | Kerala                     | 42,054                                                                     |
| 17.      | Lakshadweep                | 896                                                                        |
| 18.      | Madhya Pradesh             | 24,418                                                                     |
| 19.      | Maharashtra                | 20,641                                                                     |
| 20.      | Manipur                    | 897                                                                        |
| 21.      | Meghalaya                  | 58                                                                         |
| 22.      | Odisha                     | 7,423                                                                      |
| 23.      | Puducherry                 | 675                                                                        |
| 24.      | Punjab                     | 36,584                                                                     |
| 25.      | Rajasthan                  | 23,647                                                                     |
| 26.      | Tamil Nadu                 | 53,486                                                                     |
| 27.      | Tripura                    | 2,643                                                                      |
| 28.      | Telangana                  | 28,107                                                                     |
| 29.      | Uttar Pradesh(Sunni)       | 1,42,432                                                                   |
| 30.      | Uttar Pradesh(Shia)        | 10,576                                                                     |
| 31       | Uttarakhand                | 5,114                                                                      |
| 32       | West Bengal                | 80,480                                                                     |
| Total    | Total                      | 6,00,723                                                                   |

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4028 due for answer on 12/12/2019 raised by SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL regarding 'Wakf Boards'

## Year-wise details of Income of SWBs from statutory contribution

(Rs. in lakh)

|   S. No. | Name of State Waqf Board   | 2014-15      | 2015-16      | 2016-17      | 2017-18      | 2018-19      |
|----------|----------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh             | 1175.00      | 40.29        | 184.00       | 203.00       | Not received |
|        2 | Assam                      | 4.51         | 2.11         | 5.32         | 9.13         | 12.20        |
|        3 | Bihar (Sunni)              | 34.82        | 30.26        | 48.01        | 46.72        | 43.62        |
|        4 | Bihar (Shia)               | 3.38         | 8.53         | 2.10         | 5.64         | Not received |
|        5 | Chhattisgarh               | 12.08        | 11.96        | 25.00        | Not received | Not received |
|        6 | Gujarat                    | 85.02        | 117.00       | 112.00       | 112.00       | 168.00       |
|        7 | Haryana                    | 147.00       | 149.00       | 47.86        | 75.80        | Not received |
|        8 | Himachal Pradesh           | 56.78        | 27.79        | 51.94        | 87.07        | Not received |
|        9 | Karnataka                  | 334.00       | 331.00       | 538.00       | 513.00       | 617.00       |
|       10 | Kerala                     | 617.00       | 690.00       | 687.00       | 927.00       | 1084.00      |
|       11 | Madhya Pradesh             | 83.23        | 105.00       | 126.00       | Not received | Not received |
|       12 | Maharashtra                | 15.71        | 15.75        | 13.56        | Not received | Not received |
|       13 | Manipur                    | 0.31         | 0.97         | Not received | Not received | Not received |
|       14 | Meghalaya                  | 1.60         | 0.48         | 0.49         | 0.92         | Not received |
|       15 | Odisha                     | 0.95         | 4.52         | 5.52         | 4.53         | 3.95         |
|       16 | Punjab                     | 22.12        | 53.18        | 69.13        | 89.59        | 134.00       |
|       17 | Rajasthan                  | 100.00       | 100.72       | 84.80        | 211.00       | Not received |
|       18 | Tamil Nadu                 | 391.00       | 457.00       | 485.00       | Not received | Not received |
|       19 | Tripura                    | Nil          | Nil          | 0.79         | Nil          | Nil          |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh (Shia)       | 16.91        | 17.02        | 16.63        | Not received | Not received |
|       21 | Uttar Pradesh (Sunni)      | 218.00       | 277.00       | 247.00       | 285.00       | 300.00       |
|       22 | Uttarakhand                | 15.51        | 17.68        | 6.46         | 22.56        | 28.10        |
|       23 | West Bengal                | 98.97        | Not received | 78.00        | Not received | Not received |
|       24 | Andaman & Nicobar Island   | 0.66         | 3.00         | Nil          | 7.00         | Nil          |
|       25 | Chandigarh                 | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          |
|       26 | Delhi                      | 124.00       | 20.25        | 15.50        | Not received | Not received |
|       27 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli       | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          | Nil          |
|       28 | Puducherry                 | 4.94         | 5.56         | 5.86         | 7.23         | 8.50         |
|       29 | Lakshadweep                | 1.13         | 0.83         | 1.87         | 0.95         | 1.20         |
|       30 | Jharkhand                  | 1.00         | 0.99         | 0.18         | 2.64         | 3.00         |
|       31 | Telangana                  | Not received | 560.00       | 105.00       | 142.00       | 203.00       |