Just 0.3% of Waqf records on Union database till now

Fewer than 3,000 waqf records have been uploaded to the central UMEED portal so far out of an estimated national inventory of 8.72 lakh properties, leaving the bulk of the country's waqf estate unrecorded ahead of a December deadline.

- Vrinda Tulsian

A senior official in the ministry of minority affairs told Hindustan Times that state governments have not completed the uploads required to meet the six-month timeline despite repeated review meetings convened by the ministry.

Data presented in Parliament earlier this year showed how wide the gap is. At that point only 9,279 ownership documents and 1,083 registered waqf deeds had been uploaded to the earlier WAMSI system. That legacy shortfall has now been carried into the new UMEED framework, with ministry officials acknowledging that the pace of data entry remains far below what the rules require.

"The tribunals will now face a lot of pressure and, in turn, a backlog of cases if the uploading work does not pick up. We have been conducting training and review meetings with states, but many states are not taking the work seriously. There was some hesitation earlier because states were waiting for clarity from the Supreme Court, but we are hopeful that after the interim order the pace will improve," the official said.