and four people of 'national repute' to the central Waqf Council - had triggered furious protests from the opposition. Another proposed change was to limit donations from Muslims who must have ...

The Cabinet has reportedly approved 14 out of the 23 changes which were proposed by a joint parliamentary committee.

The JPC report was first tabled in the Rajya Sabha during the first half of the Budget session amid protests by the Opposition.

which provides for a broad-based composition of the Central Waqf Council and the state Waqf boards, to the JPC for further scrutiny following objections from the Opposition. The bill proposes ...

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to changes in the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, NDTV reported citing sources. In a meeting last week, the Cabinet reportedly accepted 14 out of the 23 amendments ...

and the Central Waqf Council (Section 9) to ensure Muslim women’s empowerment and participation in waqf management. Waqf Boards currently control 8.7 lakh properties spanning 9.4 lakh acres ...

At present, there are 32 Waqf boards in India. There is a Central Waqf Council, which is constituted to monitor it. The Shia and Sunni communities in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have their own Waqf ...

On August 8, 2024, two bills, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024, were introduced in the Lok Sabha to streamline the Waqf Board's work and ensure the ...

and 4 people of 'national repute' to the central Waqf Council were also met with protests from the Opposition. Another contentious proposal is to limit donations from Muslims who must have been ...

Later, it was amended in 2013 by the UPA government. The Central Waqf Council is a statutory body under the administrative control of the Ministry of Minority Affairs and was set up in 1964 as per ...

The Union Cabinet has approved significant amendments to the Waqf Amendment Bill, aiming to reform the management of Muslim charitable properties.