NEW DELHI: Unregistered waqf properties , including those in the ‘waqf by user’ category, will not be included in the database of the soon to be launched Central Waqf Portal , which will follow a three-tier verification and security system comprising the ‘maker-checker-approver’ mechanism.
The portal, likely to be launched in early June, will replace the current repository of waqf property data — the Waqf Assets Management System of India . All those registered on the WAMSI portal will have to register afresh on the Central Waqf Portal, sources in the minority affairs ministry said.
Under the new process, the mutawalli (caretaker) will serve as the ‘maker’, entering property details. The Waqf Board official will function as the ‘checker’, reviewing and validating entries. Finally, a designated ‘govt authority’ will act as the ‘approver’, ensuring full verification before records are finalised.
According to ministry officials all those who are not registered and do not qualify the three layer check will need to complete the registration formalities to be onboarded on the portal.
“This structured process will significantly minimise discrepancies and bring transparency to waqf property registration and monitoring,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday after a training session on the portal’s features for a team of master trainers from different states. Officials from various state/UT Waqf Boards attended the workshop.
“The Central Waqf Portal, being developed under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 is poised to be a transformative digital platform that will serve as a centralized repository of Waqf property records across India,” the ministry asserted.
There are over 8.7 lakh properties registered as waqf and more than 4.2 lakh are in the category of ‘waqf by user’ as per data shared by states with the ministry. According to the ministry, waqf properties are spread over 39 lakh acres across the country.
Officials said data on registered waqf properties on the WAMSI was severely lacking and the new portal seeks to plug the gaps.
The portal, likely to be launched in early June, will replace the current repository of waqf property data — the Waqf Assets Management System of India . All those registered on the WAMSI portal will have to register afresh on the Central Waqf Portal, sources in the minority affairs ministry said.
Under the new process, the mutawalli (caretaker) will serve as the ‘maker’, entering property details. The Waqf Board official will function as the ‘checker’, reviewing and validating entries. Finally, a designated ‘govt authority’ will act as the ‘approver’, ensuring full verification before records are finalised.
According to ministry officials all those who are not registered and do not qualify the three layer check will need to complete the registration formalities to be onboarded on the portal.
“This structured process will significantly minimise discrepancies and bring transparency to waqf property registration and monitoring,” the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday after a training session on the portal’s features for a team of master trainers from different states. Officials from various state/UT Waqf Boards attended the workshop.
“The Central Waqf Portal, being developed under the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 is poised to be a transformative digital platform that will serve as a centralized repository of Waqf property records across India,” the ministry asserted.
There are over 8.7 lakh properties registered as waqf and more than 4.2 lakh are in the category of ‘waqf by user’ as per data shared by states with the ministry. According to the ministry, waqf properties are spread over 39 lakh acres across the country.
Officials said data on registered waqf properties on the WAMSI was severely lacking and the new portal seeks to plug the gaps.
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