Dargah Committee, Ajmer Explained

Dargah Committee, Dargah Khwaja Sahab, Ajmer
Formation:	Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955
Purpose:	To Administrate, Arrangements, Functions and Maintenance of Dargah Sharif Endowments
Headquarters:	Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Ajmer
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Sayed Sahid Hussain Rizvi
Leader Title2:	Vice President
Leader Name2:	Munawar Khan
Leader Title3:	Nazim & CEO
Leader Name3:	Md Nadeem
Affiliations:	Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India
Website:	http://gharibnawaz.minorityaffairs.gov.in

Dargah Committee Dargah Khwaja Saheb, Ajmer, is a statutory body constituted by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, under the provisions of Section 5 of the Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955 for the administration of Dargah Sharif, Ajmer.^{[1] [2]}

Creation

The Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955 was passed by the Parliament of India in 1955. That act provided for the creation of the Dargah Committee as a statutory body to manage Dargah Sharif in Ajmer. The Dargah Committee is appointed by the Government and manages donations, takes care of the maintenance of the shrine, and runs charitable institutions like dispensaries, and guest houses for the devotees.^[3]

Functions

• To administer, control and manage Dargah Endowment.
• Arrangements of the Urs of Khwaja Saheb and his Peer-o-Murseed Khwaja Usman Harooni every year.
• Providing free langar twice a day.
• To receive money and other income of Dargah Endowment and spent in sound manner.
• To determine the privileges of the Khadims and to regulate their presence in the Dargah by the grant of them licenses in that behalf, if the Committee thinks it necessary.
• Arrangements of Unani and Homeopathic dispensaries and supply of free medicine.
• Maintenance of Khwaja Model School and Darul Uloom Moinia Usmaniya.^[4]

See also

• Ajmer Sharif Dargah
• Khwaja Gareeb Nawaz

External links

• Dargah Khwaja Saheb Act, 1955
• Dargah Committee Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Dargah Committee - Dargah Khwaja Sahab - Ajmer . 2022-07-19 . gharibnawaz.in.
2. Web site: 7 June 2018 . Centre forms Ajmer dargah panel, appoints 9 members . 2022-07-19 . The Times of India . en.
3. News: Ugly face of shrine bodies on show. India Today. Sudhanshu. Mishra. 20 August 2012. 16 October 2022.
4. Web site: Introduction . 2022-07-19 . www.khwajamodelschool.com.