Central Waqf Council organizes Mutwalli Conference at Bangalore

Bangalore, 09 Nov:Central Waqf Council organized a one day Mutawalli Conference at Bangalore today in collaboration with the Minority Affairs Department of Government of Karnataka. Representatives of Central Waqf Council, CEO of Karnataka State Waqf Board & Secretary Minority Affairs Ministry were present on the occasion. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi was earlier received by Dr Syed Naseer Hussain, Member of Rajyasabha on behalf of the State Waqf at Bangalore. An interactive session was conducted in which Mutwallis briefed the CWC authorities about their issues and the necessary changes needed in the Central Waqf Act.

Review of the role and contribution of Mutawallis in Waqf Management was also done. Later addressing the conference, Chairperson of Waqf Development Committee of Ministry of Minority Affairs Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that Mutawallis are responsible custodians and caretakers of Waqf Properties. She said that the role of Mutwallis has been broadly described in the Central Waqf Act but it needs some amendments to make the system accountable in the given changed scenario. “In whole of India, major Muslim shrines and properties are managed by Mutwallis and in-order to make the management better, the whole system needs a revamp. We cannot afford to continue the short-comings in the system and the change is inevitable,” said Dr Darakhshan Andrabi. She called upon the Mutwallis throughout the country to understand their responsibilities and rededicate themselves with the spirit of service to their assignments as they are looking after the places which are spiritual powerhouses and places of public reverence. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi thanked Union Minister of Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi for his efforts in updating the Waqf Management System in the whole of India and introducing new programmes and systems software for making the working system absolutely transparent. She also gave details about added facilities to the Haj pilgrims this year. She appealed to all Waqf bodies in the country to extend their support in making Waqf secure, transparent and developing as a huge profit making asset-system so that with the extra-managed revenues other necessary infrastructure is created as required.