Uttarakhand Waqf Board is a statutory board of the

Government of Uttarakhand The Government of Uttarakhand also known as the State Government of Uttarakhand, or locally as State Government, is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttarakhand and its 13 Districts. It consists of an executive branch, led ...

in India.

History

Central Waqf Council Central Waqf Council, India is an Indian statutory body established in 1964 by the Government of India under the Waqf Act, 1954 (now a subsection of the Waqf Act, 1995) for the purpose of advising it on matters pertaining to the working of the ...

was set up by the

Government of India The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, ...

Ministry of Minority Affairs The Ministry of Minority Affairs is the ministry in the Government of India which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and created on 29 January 2006. It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and ...

as an Indian

statutory body A statutory body or statutory authority is a body set up by law ( statute) that is authorised to implement certain legislation on behalf of the relevant country or state, sometimes by being empowered or delegated to set rules (for example r ...

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

Waqf A waqf ( ar, وَقْف; ), also known as hubous () or ''mortmain'' property is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law. It typically involves donating a building, plot of land or other assets for Muslim religious or charitabl ...

s in the country. Waqf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for religious, pious or charitable purposes as recognized by

Muslim law Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the ...

, 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

under

on 5 August 2003 vide notification on Gazzete of Uttarakhand.

List of chairman

Properties

District wise Immovable and Assessable Waqf Properties

References

External links

Search Waqf Property

Central Waqf Council

Central Ministry For Minority Affairs

Maulana Azad Education Foundation

National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation
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