Lok Sabha Question No. 1806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Development of Unused Waqf Properties
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2021

## Development of Unused Waqf Properties

## 1806. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  finalized  plan  /started  the  development  of unused waqf properties for revenue generation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the list of such properties in the Country including Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, State-wise;
- (c) details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  National  Waqf  Development Corporation Limited (NAWADCO) for development projects;
- (d) whether  NAWADCO  has  constituted  any  project  committee  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for the development of rural waqf properties and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): This Ministry implements Shahari  Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana (SWSVY) through Central Waqf Council (CWC).  Under the scheme, interest free loans are provided to Waqf  Institutions/Waqf Boards for construction of economically  viable  buildings  on  the  urban  waqf  land  such  as  commercial complexes, marriage halls, hospitals, cold storages etc. The proposals received from the State Waqf Boards (SWBs) are considered under the scheme. SWBswise  details  of  interest  free  loans  provided  to  various  Waqf  Institutions/Waqf Boards under the scheme including Uttar Pradesh are given at Annexure .   No viable proposal has been received so far from West Bengal State Waqf Board in accordance to the guideline of the scheme.
- (c)  National  Waqf  Development  Corporation  Limited  (NAWADCO)  has  been established under the Companies Act 1956/2013 with the objective of developing the waqf properties for enhancing their income, which can be utilized for socioeconomic and educational development of the community. However, NAWADCO does not provide any financial assistance to SWBs/Waqf  Institutions for development projects.

(d) NAWADCO has constituted project sub-committee with members consisting of i) Independent Director of NAWADCO, ii) Sr. Adviser, Projects, iii) Manager,  F&A,   iv)  Authorised  representative  from  CWC  and  v)  Authorised representative from Maulana Azad Educational Foundation (MAEF). (e)  The  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakaram (PMJVK) in 1300 identified Minority Concentrated Areas (MCA) in 308 Districts of the  Country,  which  include  870  Minority  Concentration  Blocks,  321  Minority Concentration Town and 109 Minority Concentration District Headquarters of the country where in socio-economic infrastructure and basic amenities are provided for improving the quality of life of the people living in the area. The States/UTs/ Government  Organizations  propose  projects  on  state  owned  land  /  Panchayat land and waqf land as per the need of the MCA. Funding of projects under the scheme are shared between the Central Government and the State Government/UT.

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Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1806 due for  answer  on  11/02/2021  raised  by  SHRIMATI  SAJDA  AHMED  'Development  of Unused Waqf Properties'

The State/UT Waqf Boards-wise details of interest free loan provided to various Waqf Institutions/Waqf Boards by Central Waqf Council under Shahari Waqf Sampatti Vikas Yojana

(Rupees in lakhs)

|   S.No. | Name of State Waqf Board   |   Number of Projects |   Amount |
|---------|----------------------------|----------------------|----------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh             |                   12 |   167.5  |
|       2 | Bihar                      |                    9 |    40.09 |
|       3 | Chhattisgarh               |                    1 |    66    |
|       4 | Delhi                      |                    3 |     5.5  |
|       5 | Gujarat                    |                    2 |   180    |
|       6 | Haryana                    |                    1 |   200    |
|       7 | Karnataka                  |                   51 |  2070.22 |
|       8 | Kerala                     |                   26 |  1576.85 |
|       9 | Maharashtra                |                    6 |   343    |
|      10 | Madhya Pradesh             |                    5 |   309.32 |
|      11 | Manipur                    |                    2 |    51.3  |
|      12 | Odisha                     |                    6 |   182.2  |
|      13 | Punjab                     |                    3 |    89.08 |
|      14 | Rajasthan                  |                    3 |    84.02 |
|      15 | Tamil Nadu                 |                   19 |   399.8  |
|      16 | Uttar Pradesh              |                    5 |   161    |

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