Central Wakf Council, India
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Central Wakf Council, India is an India
n statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India
under Wakf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Wakf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Wakf Boards and proper administration of the Wakfs in the country. Wakf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim Law, given by philanthropist
s. The grant is known as mushrut-ul-khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Wakif.
for Ministry of Minority Affairs
, which overlooks its functioning.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
under Wakf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Wakf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Wakf Boards and proper administration of the Wakfs in the country. Wakf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by Muslim Law, given by philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
s. The grant is known as mushrut-ul-khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Wakif.
The Council
The Council is headed by a Chairperson, who is the Union Minister Incharge of Wakfs, while Secretary is the Chief Executive of the Council, there are maximum 20 other members, appointed by Government of India as stipulated in the Wakf Act. Presently the chairperson is Salman Khursheed, the Minister of StateMinister of State
Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...
for Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministry of Minority Affairs
The Ministry of Minority Affairs, a ministry of the Government of India established in 2006. It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and developmental programmes for the minority communities in India, which include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zoroastrians ...
, which overlooks its functioning.
State Wakf Boards
The State Wakf Boards work towards management, regulation and protect the Wakf properties by constituting District Wakf Committees, Mandal Wakf Committees and Committees for the individual Wakf Institutions- Andhra Pradesh Wakf Board
- Assam Wakf Board
- Bihar Wakf Board
- Chhattisgarh Wakf Board
- Delhi Wakf Board
- Gujarat Wakf Board
- Haryana Wakf Board
- Himachal Wakf Board
- Karnataka Wakf Board
- Kerala Wakf Board
- Madhya Pradesh Wakf Board
- Maharashtra Wakf Board
- Manipur Wakf Board
- Meghalaya Wakf Board
- Tamilnadu Wakf Board
- West Bengal Wakf Board
Further reading
- Wakf administration in India: a socio-legal study, by Khalid Rashid. Vikas Pub., 1978. ISBN 070690690X.