Uttarakhand Waqf Board Explained

Agency Name:Uttarakhand Waqf Board
Formed:6 September 2003
Minister1 Name:Pushkar Singh Dhami, CM Uttarakhand
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Minority Affairs
Jurisdiction:Government of Uttarakhand
Headquarters:Alpsankhyak Kalyan Bhawan, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Chief1 Name:Syed Shiraz Usman
Chief1 Position:Chief Executive Officer
Website:

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[1] 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 office[2] [3]
1.Chaudhary Raees Ahmad08 November 200425 December 2007[4]
–District Magistrate of Dehradun 26 December 2007[5] 22 June 2010
2.Rao Sharafat Ali1 July 201025 April 2012[6]
3.Rao Kale Khan16 February 201322 June 2015
–District Magistrate of Dehradun 26 May 2016[7] 4 December 2016
4.Mohammad Akram05 December 201624 October 2021
–Ahmed Iqbal, IAS 28 October 20217 September 2022
5.Mohammad Shadab Shams6 September 2022Incumbent

Properties

District wise Immovable and Assessable Waqf Properties

S. No.DistrictImmovable PropertiesAssessable Properties
1Almora9453
2Bageshwar131
3Chamoli21
4Champawat6050
5Dehradun17151250
6Haridwar19261177
7Nainital452310
8Pauri Garhwal12896
9Pithoragarh124
10Rudraprayag20
11Tehri Garhwal170
12Udham Singh Nagar939511
13Uttarkashi20
Total53623456

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 29 August 2020 . 4 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010746/http://centralwakfcouncil.org/members.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: List of Chairmen: Waqf Board, Government of Uttarakhand, India. uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Home | Uttarakhand Waqf Board .
  4. Web site: Document . uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in . 29 August 2020.
  5. Web site: Document . uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in . 29 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Document . uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in . 29 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Document . uttarakhandwaqfboard.uk.gov.in . 29 August 2020.

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