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Waqf Act shake-up: Bill promises major reforms
Updated On: 08 August, 2024 07:25 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
New bill to introduce broad representation, streamline registration and rename Act to enhance management
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The bill also proposes the establishment of a separate Board of Auqaf for the Boharas and Aghakhanis
A bill to amend the law governing Waqf boards has proposed far-reaching changes in the present Act, including ensuring the representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims in such bodies. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, set for introduction in the Lok Sabha, also aims at renaming the Waqf Act, 1995, as the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995. The bill was circulated among Lok Sabha members on Tuesday night ahead of its introduction.
According to its statement of objects and reasons, the bill seeks to omit Section 40 of the current law relating to the powers of the board to decide if a property is Waqf property. It provides for a broad-based composition of the Central Waqf Council and the State Waqf Boards and ensures the representation of Muslim women and non-Muslims in such bodies.
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