Dr. JATIYA URGES STATES TO SPEED UP
SURVEY OF WAKF PROPERTIES
Centre
has urged the States and Union Territories to speed up survey
of the Wakf properties to protect them from encroachments. Presiding
over the 46th Meeting of the Central Wakf Council here
today, the Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan
Jatiya expressed concern over large scale illegal occupation of
Wakf properties. He urges the Council to take immediate action
against such encroachments. Emphasizing the need for quick disposal
of the cases by Wakf Tribunals, Dr. Jatiya said that any legal
hurdles in this regard can be removed. He said that three lakh
Wakf properties have been registered so far as a result of survey
in various states. The Minister said that centre has provided
Rs. 23.82 crore as grant-in-aid to the Central Wakf Council for
development of Wakf properties. The Council in turn has advanced
loans to State Wakf Boards on very easy terms for construction
on hospitals, hostels and income generating projects on urban
Wakf properties. 118 such projects have been completed and 50
others are in progress.
Referring to the
Education scheme of the Central Wakf Council run with the income
generated from Wakf properties, Dr, Jatiya urged the council to
set up a girls hostel in each district headquarter. He said that
would largely contribute to promotion of education among Muslims
girls. Dr. Jatiya said the Council has helped 596 NGOs for promoting
vocational education among Muslims. Dr. Jatiya suggested setting
up of Wakf Educational Pool by the Central Wakf Council with contributions
from State Wakf Boards out of money received by them for promotion
of education.
The Education Fund
set up by the Central Wakf Council is constituted with the six
percent donation received from the loanee Wakfs on the outstanding
loans for development of urban Wakf properties as well as interest
accured on the Bank deposits of the Revolving Fund of the Council.
