In new development in Waqf property. The West Bengal Minority Affairs and Madrasa Education has ordered all district magistrates to start uploading details of Waqf properties to Center’s UMID portal.
The order has been issued to upload all information on all “undisputed” waqf properties by December 6, furthermore, asking the state administration to start the data entry process with immediate effect, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
“The communication sent to district magistrates lists four primary directives. They have been asked to convene meetings with imams, muezzins and madrasa teachers to explain the uploading procedure,” the official said and the Hindustan Times reported.
“All districts have been asked to set up facilitation centres wherever technical support is necessary,” the official added.
A senior state government official noted that although several amendments are still pending before the Supreme Court, “there is no stay on the implementation of the Centre’s proposed changes.”
This, he said, effectively requires the state to comply with the directive within the stipulated deadline.
According to the revised rules, mutawallis overseeing 8,063 Waqf estates in West Bengal are now required to upload comprehensive details of their properties on the UMID portal by December 6, he added.
The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, received presidential assent on April 5 and was subsequently notified by the Centre. It had passed the Lok Sabha with 288 votes in favor and 232 against, and cleared the Rajya Sabha with 128 votes supporting and 95 opposing it. The law faces legal challenges from a coalition of opposition parties including the DMK, YSRCP, AIMIM, Left parties, as well as civil society groups and Muslim organizations.
