Narendra Modi’s central government is now going to make major changes in the Waqf Act 1954. Do you know what changes will be made in the Waqf Act and when did the government amend the Waqf Act before this? Today we will tell you about the new changes to be made in the Waqf Act.
Wakf Act
Let us tell you that 40 amendments of the Waqf Act Bill were approved last Friday under the chairmanship of PM Narendra Modi. According to the information, preparations are being made to pass this bill in the current session of Parliament. It is being said that after the passing of this bill, all the powers of the Waqf Board will be more transparent, which will make work easier. Not only this, the passing of this bill will also ensure the participation of Muslim women in the Waqf Board for the first time. In the new bill, there is a proposal to include a magistrate in the monitoring of the land or any kind of property of the Waqf Board.
Wakf Act 1954
Let us tell you that the Waqf Act was implemented in the country in 1954. The first amendment to this Act was made in the year 1995 and the second amendment was made in the year 2013. But Narendra Modi The government will now ensure more transparency than before by making the third amendment in the Waqf Board. This time after the amendment, it will be easier to control the property donated to the Waqf and ensure the participation of women as well.
There are 7 members in the Wakf Board.
According to the information, there are 7 members in the Waqf Board. One MP is from Kota, one MLA is from Kota. One person is associated with a social organization, one person associated with law and one Islamic scholar. There is no place for women in it yet.
2013 amendment
Let us tell you that in the year 2013, the UPA government had increased the powers of the Waqf Board. At that time, especially poor Muslims, Muslim women, children of divorced women as well as people of Muslim communities like Shia and Bohra started demanding changes in the law. These people alleged that there is no place for common Muslims in the Waqf Board. Only the powerful and rich people are taking advantage of it. The allegation was that there is no account of how much money the Waqf Board receives and where it goes.
200 crore revenue
The Waqf Board Act was passed for the first time in the country in the year 1954. Let us tell you that India has the highest number of Waqf properties in the world. According to the information, the Waqf Board generates a revenue of about Rs 200 crore annually. Let us tell you that the Central Government, State Government or even the courts of the country do not interfere in the properties and revenue of the Waqf Board. However, the Sachchar Committee had also said that there should be transparency in the Waqf Board.
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