Uttarakhand Waqf Board is a statutory board of the Government of Uttarakhand in India.
History Central Waqf Council was set up by the Government of India's Ministry of Minority Affairs as an Indian statutory body in 1964 under Waqf Act, 1954 (now a sub section the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to working of the State Waqf Boards and proper administration of the Waqfs in the country. Waqf 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 Waqf.
The Uttarakhand Waqf Board, was established by the Government of Uttarakhand under Central Waqf Council on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazette of Uttarakhand.
List of chairman
S. No. NameTerm of office1. Chaudhary Raees Ahmad 08 November 2004 25 December 2007 – District Magistrate of Dehradun 26 December 2007 22 June 20102. Rao Sharafat Ali 1 July 2010 25 April 20123. Rao Kale Khan 16 February 2013 22 June 2015 – District Magistrate of Dehradun 26 May 2016 4 December 20164. Mohammad Akram 05 December 2016 24 October 2021 – Ahmed Iqbal, IAS 28 October 2021 7 September 20225. Mohammad Shadab Shams 6 September 2022 Incumbent
Properties District wise Immovable and Assessable Waqf Properties S. No. District Immovable Properties Assessable Properties1Almora94532Bageshwar1313Chamoli214Champawat60505Dehradun171512506Haridwar192611777Nainital4523108Pauri Garhwal128969Pithoragarh12410Rudraprayag2011Tehri Garhwal17012Udham Singh Nagar93951113Uttarkashi20Total53623456
References
External links Search Waqf Property Central Waqf Council Central Ministry For Minority Affairs Maulana Azad Education Foundation National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation