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Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department

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Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. Auqaf & Religious Department is headed by the Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs who is assisted by the Additional Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The department is governed under Punjab Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979.

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Organization

The Department Organization comprises the following six Directorates:

  • Directorate of Administration
  • Directorate of Estate
  • Directorate of Finance
  • Directorate of Religious Affairs
  • Directorate of Projects
  • Directorate of Health Services

    • Functions

    Functions of department include:

  • Administration of the Punjab Waqf Properties
  • Mosques, shrines and other religious institutions under the control of the Chief Administrator of Auqaf, Punjab, except Historical monuments
  • Management of and repairs of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore
  • Hajj Affairs coordination with the Federal Govt

    • Welfare Services

    Auqaf Department maintains 1 Hospital and 14 dispensaries in the Punjab.

    References

    Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department Wikipedia
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