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Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2010 VITAL CONCERNS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY. Zakat Foundation of India For finer details of each point please see our website www.zakatindia.org. Sachar Com & JPC. Required provision in the Waqf Bill The State Government shall not issue
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Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2010VITAL CONCERNS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY Zakat Foundation of India For finer details of each point please see our website www.zakatindia.org
Sachar Com & JPC Required provision in the Waqf Bill The State Government shall not issue any direction that violates any provision of the Waqf Act Prevent undue bureaucratic intervention in Waqf work
JPC Section 4 (1) JPC recommended: “ The state government shall by notification in the official gazette ….” MoMA overruled the JPC Bill says: “The state government may by notification in the official gazette ….” Compulsory Survey of Waqf properties
Waqf Surveys Include cases since 1947: JPC Over-ruled by MoMA
JPC Waqf Survey Commissioner’s Notification shall be treated as ‘Deemed Mutation’ for REVENUE RECORD DETERMINATION OF TITLE
Central Waqf Council:Minister is ex-officio PresidentSachar Committee:Let the CWC President be another eminent person
For the post ofSecretary, Central Waqf CouncilWaqf Act 1995does not provide any Qualification or his official level in the Government
Sachar Committee recommended:The level ofSecretary, CWCshould atleast be Joint Secretaryto the Government of IndiaThe Waqf Bill 2010 ignores this vital recommendation.It needs to be incorporated in the Bill
For representatives of MPs, MLAs, Lawyers, Mutawallis“Electoral College”has not been defined.
CEOof State Waqf Board must rank with senior officers of state government.But, mostly Waqf Board’s CEOs are retired or low level officials or teachers.FOUND OUT BY ZFI IN 2011, UNDER RTI ACT: CEOs are: Veterinary Doctor, Naib-Tahsildar, BDO, Junior Employment Officer, Survey Inspector, Primary Teacher
CEOState Waqf BoardInteraction with Officers of different Departments,Mutawallis, Removing Encroachments, Leasing / MonitoringWaqf Properties,, Court Cases Tribunal
Usually, Muslim officers are not available to be posted as CEO of Waqf Boards becausein2.5 %As per Sachar Committee,there are not more than 2.5 % Muslims in the higher Bureaucracy
Vital Sachar Recommendation is going by defaultbecause of Government’s lack of action INDIAN WAKF SERVICE HAS NOT BEEN CREATED
ZFI’s finding under RTI ActA junior officer wrote on the file:“THIS IS NOT FEASIBLE”Right up to the Prime Minister,Nobody above him asked: Why ?
Waqf Boards’ work is still sufferingGovernment must withdraw its rejection of this vital Sachar recommendation.Government must createINDIAN WAKF SERVICE
For training of officers & staffestablishNational Waqf Academy
JPC : Establish (a) National Waqf Properties Development Board(b) National Board for Promotion of Education among Muslims(c) National Waqf Development Councilwith a revolving fund of Rs 500 crore.
Sachar Committee: Enhance Lease Periodfor Regd Trusts & Regd Societiesto buildEducational Institutions & Hospitalsor for other projects ofSocial or Economic Development consistent with Waqf objectives andas permissible in Islamic Law.
Sachar Committee: Sachar Committee:Widen the definition of Encroacherto include one whoAlters the property orOccupies it without Waqf Board’s permission
JPCDeclare Waqf propertiesas Public Premisesfor enabling Eviction
JPC Punish Public Servants for not removing encroachment.
JPC, Sachar Committee & Inter-ministerial Committee:Enable the Waqf Act to override Rent Control Acts of the states
Waqf TribunalSachar Committee:Chairman & Members to be Full Time JPC: Give only one year to decide a case
JPC:Waqf Act to have Overriding Effecton State Revenue LawsandAll other statutes (in case of inconsistency with Waqf law)
Sachar Committee:Bring Waqfsunder compulsory scheme of Financial AuditMoMA: Waqfs are already audited by Accountants appointed by Waqf Board
Waqf properties under Archaeological Survey of India ASI ASISachar Committee: Appoint Review MechanismMoMA
ZFI Booklet:Please see page 7Last ColumnHeadingZFI has now filed Another RTI Petitionwith the Ministry of Minority Affairs