Centre Notifies Waqf Rules 2025 On Portal & Database Of Waqf Properties, Audit & Accounts Etc
The Union Authorities on July 3 notified the “Unified Waqf Administration, Empowerment, Effectivity and Improvement Guidelines, 2025”, coping with the portal and database of waqf properties, the way of their registration, conduct of audit and upkeep of accounts, and many others.
The foundations have been framed in train of powers beneath Part 108B of the 1995 Act, which was inserted as per the Waqf (Modification) Act 2025, which came into effect from April 8, 2025.
As per Part 108B, the Centre could make guidelines to supply for waqf asset administration system, the registration, accounts, audit and different particulars of waqf and the way of funds for upkeep of widow, divorced girl and orphans and many others.
Portal and Database
The foundations have provisions coping with the portal and database for Waqf properties. The Joint Secretary to the Authorities of India within the Ministry of Minority Affairs in command of the waqf division shall be answerable for the supervision and management of the portal and database.
The portal and database will autogenerate a singular identification quantity for every waqf and every property devoted to the waqf for information which shall be genuine and can be utilized for all future references and to make sure monitoring and monitoring of waqf and properties thereof in all States.
Each State Authorities should appoint an officer not under the rank of Joint Secretary to that Authorities because the Nodal Officer and shall set up a centralised help unit, in session with the Central Authorities for offering help in streamlining importing particulars of waqf and properties thereof, registration, upkeep of accounts, audit and different associated actions of the waqf and the Board.
Mutawalli to add particulars of waqf
Each mutawalli should enrol on the portal and database by utilizing his cellular quantity and e-mail deal with by means of authentication by one time password acquired from the portal and database on the cellular and e-mail and thereafter have the ability to entry the portal and database and file particulars of his waqf and property devoted to the waqf.
The inquiry into the wrongful declaration of any property as Waqf should be accomplished by the designated officer of the Authorities inside one 12 months of the refernece from the District Collector.
State to publish listing of waqfs
After completion of survey, the State Authorities shall publish the listing of auqaf which shall comprise―
(a) the identification, boundaries of waqf properties;
(b) their use and occupier;
(c) particulars of the creator, mode and date of such creation;
(d) goal of waqf;
(e) their current mutawalli and administration.
The State Authorities should add the notified listing of auqaf and the small print of every waqf on the portal and database, inside a interval of ninety days from the date of publication of the listing within the Official Gazette, by an officer authorised by the State Authorities.
A waqf created after the graduation of the Waqf (Modification) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025) shall make an utility to the Board for its registration beneath part 36 of the Act inside three months of its creation.
The foundations additionally present for the way of offering upkeep to widows, divorced ladies or orphans.
Additional, provisions have been made coping with method of preserving of accounts, conduct of audit, preserving of registers and many others.
The Supreme Court docket has reserved orders on the plea of a number of petitioners to remain the operation of the Waqf Modification Act 2025.
