About Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board

Madhya Pradesh State Waqf Board is a statutory body constituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh Under Section 14 of the Waqf Act 1995. The Waqf Act, 1995 (Act No.43 of 1995) which came into force on January 1, 1996 by repealing the Waqf Act 1954, intends to provide better administration of waqfs. The State Government appoints a Chief Executive Officer for the Board in consultation with the Board Under Section 23 of Waqf Act, 1995.  The Board is empowered by the Act to appoint such number of officers and  employees as may be necessary for effective performance of its functions in consultation with the State Government Under Section 24 of Waqf Act,1995. There are 14702 Waqf estates like Mosques ,Qabrastan, Dargahs etc. are registered with this Board.
The Head Office of  the Waqf Board is located near Tajul Masajid, Royal Market, Bhopal and is mainly responsible for the supervision and administration of all Waqf Institutions and its attached properties spread over the entire State.The Board consists of elected and nominated members from various categories which are mentioned in the Waqf Act. The Madhya Pradesh State Waqf Board came into existence in the year 1961 under the Chairmanship of Janab Haji Eisa Bhai Sahib. Apart from the Administrators of the Board, the Present Board is the 14th board after its formation. The Chairman of the present board is Janab Ghufran Azam  (Ex-Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha Member) and presently holding the status of Cabinet Minister.

ACHIEVEMENTS & ACTIVITIES OF THE M. P. WAQF BOARD

The computerization of the Waqf records :

Preservation, Protection of the Waqf Records, Computerization and Development. The M.P. State Waqf Board received Rs. 27.10 Lakh, granted by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for computerization of the records of Madhya Pradesh State Waqf like other Waqf Boards of India on July 12, 2010 under the scheme of 11th five year plan of the Minority Affairs, Govt. of India to protect the Waqf Records of the Board. And to complete the Waqf Record Computerization Project the second installment i.e. 13.00 lacs have been provided to the Board on behalf of the salaries of the technical manpower and maintenance of Centralized Computing Facility(CCF). The Progress Report of the Madhya Pradesh State Waqf Board Computerization Project is as follows: 1. There are 14702 Waqf Estates are registered at M.P. Waqf Board, Bhopal. The Pre-digitization and Digitization works have been completed. 2. The above records have been uploaded in WAMSI-DMS. As per the instruction of the MoMA it has been sent to NIC-PMU(WAQF) New Delhi. 3. The Registration of all records has been done. The information of immovable properties are being entered. Almost the information of all immovable prooperties have been entered in the online Registration Module so far which are available in this Board as per the Gazette Notification. The immovable properties records being updated after spot verification if any found. The date entry has been started in other modules of the MoMA i.e. Litigation and Leasing Module. Around 35 and 6 records have been entered in the Litigation and Leasing Module respectively.
M.P. SWB Computerization Implementation has been appreciated by MoMA and NIC-PMU(Waqf) New Delhi  M.P. Waqf Board is a Role Model for other states of the country. The Ministry of the Minority Affairs New Delhi has appreciated the M.P. State Government and the State Waqf Board by making the M.P. Waqf Board a Role Model for other states. The Ministry has expressed its views in its Office Memorandum dated 12th July, 2011 as under -  “ Secretary (Ministry of Minority Affaris) appreciated the efforts of the Madhya Pradesh Wakf Board. Secretary (MA) advised other States to consult the M.P. Board for guidance if they were facing any problems in the Registration Module”.  He(Secretary of MoMA) observed that the progress of performance of the WBs of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu was exemplary. The NIC-PMU(Waqf), New Delhi has expressed its views in its Status Report of Waqf Computerization Project as on 26th September, 2011 that Madhya Pradesh WB, the first SWB to finish the Digitization Work & storing the Documents in WAMSI-DMS. And on the request of Course Director Shri Najmi, the IT Cell staffs of M.P. Waqf Board performed the demonstration of Waqf Record Computerization Project at RCVP Naronha Administrative and Management Academy Bhopal on 28th September, 2011.

Survey of Waqf property through GIS :

A Prime Waqf Property of Bhopal named "BADA BAGH" has been surveyed by the latest technology - Geographical Informatic System and a CD of the Waqf giving details on the digital map has been prepared.

Appointment of the Executive Officers :

Under section 38 of the Waqf Act, 1995, two Executive Officers have been appointed to supervise and enhance the income of four prime Waqfs namely Waqf Hussain Tekri of Jaora district Ratlam(Mr.M.Ibrahim Khan)  and Waqf  Darga Nahar Shah Wali, Khajrana, Waqf Khan Bahadur Trust, Waqf Masjid Malwa Mil, Indore(Dr. S.M. Shaikh) And  Auqaf-e-Amma, Bhopal(Mr.Naeem Kausar)

Yearly auction of the agricultural land of the Waqfs 

To enhance the income of the waqfs, the agricultural land attached to the Waqfs, is being auctioned through the Collectors of the concerned districts. A supervision committee consisting of concerning SDM, President of the district Waqf committee and Mutawalli of concerned Waqfs look after the transparent process of the auction.

Welfare Scheme of the Waqf Board

In addition to this, with a view to extend better medical facilities to poor and needy persons, M. P. Waqf Board has recently started a hospital named and styled as “Hayat Hospital” at Bhopal where all suitable Medical Examinations are being done at very cheapest and nominal rates. Apart from, a various schools and colleges are being run under the guidelines of the Board which works for the betterment of the Muslim community. M.H.K. Tachnical institute Bhopal, Anjuman Islamia School and College Jabalpur, Madarsa-com school madarsa diniyat Jahangirabad, Bhopal, Islamia Karimia educational society Indore are remarkable institutions.
Scholarship to the poor and needy Muslim Community Students: Scholarship is provided on the basis of merit-cum-means to the students through the Waqf Ubedullah Khan Scholarship Trust. This year 243 needy and deserving students were paid an amount of rupees six lakhs from Auqafe Aamma (a Unit of Waqf Board) at Bhopal on account of Scholarship.

Remuneration to Imam & Moazzin

Remunerations @ Rs.1000/- to Imams and Rs.800/- every month to Moazzins of Mosques having no source of income in Bhopal, Sehore, & Raisen Districts are also being given.

Construction of Musafirkhana at Bhopal

From last so many years there were no official suitable stay arrangements at Bhopal for the official visitors. To overcome with this problem, Waqf Board has arranged a building near Bhopal Railway Station and Bus Stand at the very cheapest rates. This building is having 12 shops and also has stay accommodation for 200 passengers at one time. Waqf Board is also planning similar arrangements at Ratlam and this arrangement shall comprise of 14 shops and 50 rooms where the the accommodation for stay will be provided at very cheapest rates. The construction will cost Rs. 1.5 crores.

Development of Waqf properties

In order to develop the Waqf Properties and increase their income, the Board has taken a keen step, for this the following points are being considered :
1. The commercial buildings are being constructed on the Urban Waqf lands with the assistance of CWC. 6 Waqf Lands have been developed under the development scheme of the Central Waqf Council so far. 16 Urban Waqf Lands are being constructed with the help of CWC which are about to be completed. The multiple income generation is being expected by the above development alongwith the increasing in the Waqf Properties in numbers.
2. Keeping this view the local management committees are being motivated to develop other Urban Waqf Lands and the places are being identified, particularly the lands which are situated at Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur.
3. The Board tries its level best to generate more income from the waqf properties by taking the rents as per the market rate which more income is expected.
4. The Agricultural lands are auctioned by the Tahsildars of their respective tehsils. The Board has started to auction the agricultural lands itself. In result the income of the waqf agricultural lands have been increased multiple. The Board received 23.00 lacs only from the agricultural lands in the financial year 2011-12 which is a marvelous achievement.
5. A proposal has been made to develop the wakf properties situated in the good locations as a shopping complex, petrol pumps, bank ATMs, Radio/TV towers and hoardings, to enhance the income of the Waqfs and utilize the valuable land, and also to safeguard the land from the encroachments. A quick decision is going to be taken at the earliest.

Development of the Waqf properties through CWC:

(a) 20 proposals for the development of the urban Waqf properties in the State have been sanctioned by the Central Waqf Council so far.
(b) Four major projects have been sent for the approval to the Central Waqf Council.

Modernization of Waqf Board Office

In fact the building where presently the office of M.P. Waqf Board is situated was in very old damaged and weak condition due to very old construction. Now the same has been renovated recently in order to give it decent and enlightened look as per requirement of time.

Income Generation

The M.P. SWB has taken initiatives to increase the Waqf Revenue which has resulted by generating total income from the all Waqf Properties during the financial year 2011-12(Approx) 18.00 crores. Under Section-72 Waqf Act, 1995, the Board has received 1,22,95,172/- as Chanda Nigrani(Waqf Revenue) which is a tremendous result as compared to the past financial years.

Formation of Various Committees

For the better management and to increase the income of the waqf properties the Board has decided to constitute the District Waqf Committees, Tehsil Waqf committees and Management Committees of the Waqf Properties individually on the priority basis. Around 7000 out of 14702, Waqf Management Committees have been constituted so far. The effort has created the awareness in the state for the development of the Waqf Properties which has given the better result in the shape of income increasing

Encroachment removel activities

Encroachment problem on Waqf properties in M.P. is a burning issue.To vacant the Waqf Properties from the various type of encroachers, the M.P. State Waqf Board has driven a special mission. In this regard, 3014 cases have been registered under section 54 so far. 1000 out of total registered cases have been disposed off and in 306 cases, to remove the encroachment from the relating Waqf properties, the SDMs have been requested to take action to implement the order of the CEO of the Board under section 55 of Waqf Act,1995.

Inauguration of District Level Waqf Conference

It is very difficult to feed the date in the online modules provided the by Ministry of Minority Affairs & NIC-PMU(Waqf) New Delhi which is result of invalidated information available in the Board. Regarding this, the M.P. SWB invited the Chairman and Secretaries of all districts of M.P. to attend a one day waqf conference at Bhopal on February 15, 2012. This programme has given the awareness in the entire state regarding waqf matters and the Board has a favorable expectation from them in the completion of the Waqf Record Computerization Project. The information has been started to come to this office. After legal procedure the updated information has been started to feed in the online WAMSI Modules.

Official website: www.mpwaqfboard.org

M. P. Waqf Board, Bhopal has launched its own official website inorder to provide facility to keep the records updated in respect of Waqfs and Waqf properties situated all over the State.

Contacts with the Government Officials

Regular contacts have been made by the Board officials with the Collectors, Sub Divisional Magistrates and Tehsildars to make the Waqf properties encroachment free, so as to increase Waqf revenue continuously

Future programme for the welfare of minorities

With the increasing earnings from Waqf properties, it is also necessary to properly utilize that earned amount for the upliftment and betterment of minorities, particularly for their better education. For the various competitive exams i.e. computer training, English coaching, Civil training and UPSC, the free of cost services have to be provided at the earliest.