New Delhi, March 31: National Conference of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of State Waqf Boards got underway here on Wednesday.
Inaugurating the conference the Union Minister for Minority Affairs Najma Heptullah expressed concerns over indifferent attitude of some of the State Waqf Booards.
She said Central Waqf Council is the Advisory cum regulatory body to oversee the functioning of the State Waqf Boards and due administration of the Auqaf across the country.
The main objective of the Cnetral Waqf Council is to safeguard the interest of the Waqf and to bring transparency in the affairs of the Auqaf, she added.
The annual conference provides us the platform to share our previous year’s experiences in connection with waqf administration and to chalk out strategies to further improve the same.
“Our aim is to take up the issues directly with State Waqf Boards as they are the administrative unit, so that the various problems faced by the Auqaf across the country are comprehended and remedial steps be taken to resolve them too,” she said.
