Haryana Waqf Board

History

Central Wakf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs, as an Indian statutory body in 1964 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 philanthropists. The grant is known as mushrut-ul-khidmat, while a person making such dedication is known as Wakf.

Prior to 1966 when Haryana became a separate state, the State of Haryana was under the Punjab Waqf Board. The States of Punjab, India, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Chandigarh created own separate Waqf Boards.

The separate Haryana Waqf Board, was established by the Government of Haryana state under Central Wakf Council, under section 13 (1) of the Haryana Waqf Act, 1995 (Act No. 43 of 1995) on 1 August 2003 vide Government of Haryana Notification No. 18/2/96-3JJ (I), dated 1.8.2003.

Properties

The Haryana Waqf Board earned an income or INR 28.62 crore (INR 286 million) in 2012-13. It manages 12,505 waqf properties in Haryana state, including 4272 Mosques in the State of which 365 have been surveyed by the Waqf board. It pays monthly salary to 333 Imams, pension to poor Muslim widows, scholarships to poor Muslim students and operates Ghausia Dispensary in Panipat.

Educational Institutes

More than 390 privately managed madrasas, 7 schools and a college are being given supplementary financial assistance from the Board. Following are owned and operated by Haryana Waqf board.