Lok Sabha Question No. 464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-23
Subject: Central Waqf Portal
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rodmal Nagar, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Chintamani Maharaj, Shri Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  464

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2025

## CENTRAL WAQF PORTAL

†464 . SHRI CHINTAMANI MAHARAJ: DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA: SHRI TEJASVI SURYA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR: MS  KANGNA RANAUT:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be please to State:-

- (a)  the  number  of  Waqf  Boards  that  have  started  using  the  Central  Waqf  Portal  for  property  data  entry  and management and the manner in which the portal facilitates real-time, verified data entry through a structured threetier mechanism especially in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) whether the Government has provided any training or capacity-building support to officials for the effective use of the Central Waqf Portal;
- (c) if so, the number of Master Trainers trained and the outcomes of such training programmes; (d) whether the Government has  received  any  feedback  from  State  Waqf  Boards  or  stakeholders  on  the  effectiveness  of  this initiative; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof especially from Maharashtra State and Palghar district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  In  accordance  with  Section  3(ka)  of  the  Unified  Waqf  Management,  Empowerment,  Efficiency  and Development(UMEED) Act, 1995, the Ministry of Minority Affairs has developed and launched the UMEED Central  Portal-2025 on 06.06.2025. The Portal operates on a three-tier user architecture Maker, Checker, and Approver to ensure real-time, verified data entry and maintain data integrity by preventing uploading of irrelevant or incorrect details of existing auqaf. A detailed user manual outlining the manner for uploading details of existing auqaf has been prepared, shared with all State/UT Waqf Boards, and uploaded on the Portal. Details of State/UT Waqf Boards including Himachal Pradesh have commenced data entry on the UMEED Central Portal-2025 across the country, the present statusis at Annexure-I .

(b)&(c) Ministry has provided extensive training  and capacity-building  support to ensure  effective use of the UMEED Central Portal-2025. Prior to its launch, two consultative meetings were held on 28.02.2025 & 08.05.2025 with representatives of State/UT Waqf Boards to demonstrate the prototype of developing portal and incorporate their feedback. A two-day national-level workshop-cum-training program was organised on 26th-27th May 2025, where 141 Master Trainers from across various States/UTs Waqf Boards were trained, and who will in turn train the Mutawallis and District level Officers in uploading of relevant details of auqaf on the Portal. Video conferences were also conducted on 02.05.2025, 25.06.2025, 03.07.2025 with State/UT Governments and Waqf Boards for facilitating its smooth implementation. Officers and staff of the Ministry have also been undertaking field visits to provide on-site support, resolve issues, and guide Boards in operating the UMEED Central Portal.

(d) & (e) Feedback and suggestions were received during the training sessions from State/UT Waqf Boards, based on their local needs and requirements. Suggestions that align with the provisions of the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995 have been incorporated into the Portal as the portal is a statutory portal. After the launch of the Portal, a dedicated helpline has been set up to address grievances raised by the Boards. About 107 Grievances have been received across the country including Maharashtra State as on 19.07.2025 and their resolutions have also been uploaded on the Portal to help other Boards to understand and handle  the  portal  functioning  effectively.  Out  of  107  grievances  02  grievances  have  been  received  from Maharashtra State.

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Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 464 for 23.07.2025 on 'Centra Waqf Portal for Registration of Wakf Properties' raised by  Shri Chintamani Maharaj; Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara; Shri Tejasvi Surya; Shri Rodmal Nagar; Ms. Kangna Ranaut

## WAQF Progress Report

|   Sr. No. | State Waqf Board            |   NoofMakers Initiated the process of uploading |   No of Makers Submitted |   No of Checkers Submitted |   No of Approvers Approved |   Total Rejected Property |   Total Pending for Approval |
|-----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                                               3 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                                              59 |                        4 |                          0 |                          0 |                         3 |                            0 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         4 | Assam                       |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         5 | Bihar Shia                  |                                               2 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         6 | Bihar Sunni                 |                                              14 |                        5 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         7 | Chandigarh                  |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         8 | Chhattisgarh                |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|         9 | Delhi                       |                                               3 |                        1 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        10 | Goa                         |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        11 | Gujarat                     |                                              37 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        12 | Haryana                     |                                               1 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh            |                                               2 |                        4 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        14 | Jammu And Kashmir           |                                              31 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        15 | Jharkhand                   |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        16 | Karnataka                   |                                              10 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        17 | Kerala                      |                                               2 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        18 | Ladakh                      |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep                 |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh              |                                               5 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        21 | Maharashtra                 |                                              14 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        22 | Manipur                     |                                               4 |                        5 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        23 | Meghalaya                   |                                               1 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        24 | Mizoram                     |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        25 | Nagaland                    |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
|        26 | Odisha                      |                                             179 |                       10 |                          0 |                          0 |                         1 |                            0 |

| Sr. No.   | State Waqf Board                             |   NoofMakers Initiated the process of uploading |   No of Makers Submitted |   No of Checkers Submitted |   No of Approvers Approved |   Total Rejected Property |   Total Pending for Approval |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 27        | Puducherry                                   |                                               2 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 28        | Punjab                                       |                                               3 |                        2 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 29        | Rajasthan                                    |                                               9 |                        2 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 30        | Sikkim                                       |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                                   |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 32        | Telangana                                    |                                               5 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 33        | The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                                               1 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 34        | Tripura                                      |                                               0 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                                  |                                               7 |                        2 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 36        | Uttar Pradesh Shia                           |                                               2 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 37        | Uttar Pradesh Sunni                          |                                              17 |                        1 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| 38        | West Bengal                                  |                                               7 |                        0 |                          0 |                          0 |                         0 |                            0 |
| Total     | Total                                        |                                             420 |                       36 |                          0 |                          0 |                         4 |                            0 |