Custodians are also struggling with missing records and poor technical support on the portal. They said land demarcation, a mandatory step for uploading data, has been difficult as Waqf and mandal surveyors are not assisting
Hyderabad: With the December 6 deadline to upload Waqf property details on the Umeed portal fast approaching, waqf managing committees in Telangana are uncertain whether they can register properties themselves, as many of their terms have expired.
Custodians are also struggling with missing records and poor technical support on the portal. They said land demarcation, a mandatory step for uploading data, has been difficult as Waqf and mandal surveyors are not assisting. Many also lack Waqf gazettes and are unsure whether mosques and religious structures on private land should be registered.
Telangana Waqf Board member Abul Fateh Syed Bandagi Badshah Quadri said several custodians raised these concerns during a recent workshop. Seeking clarity from the Central and state governments on these issues, the custodians expressed unhappiness over the Umeed portal not being user friendly and slow while doing the registration process.
Waqf board chairman Azmatullah told Deccan Chronicle that the Board will soon decide on extending the tenure of the committees. “If not, the Board will directly take up property registration,” he said.
He noted that more than 7,000 properties have been registered on the Umeed portal so far. “Since this is the first such exercise, the process takes time as every property requires valid proof. Unless the properties are more than 400 years old, the property details will be somehow available through the Waqf or revenue records. We have also set up a help desk to assist custodians. With all these issues and little time left for uploading details, we are seeking a deadline extension,” he added.
