Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 9: Minister for Haj and Auqaf Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, who is also the Chairman of J&K State Wakf Council, chaired 13th meeting of State Wakf Council here today.
Legislators, G M Saroori, Mohammad Yasin Shah and B A Magray were also present in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, the Minister asked the concerned for preparing an inventory of Wakf land and property for ensuring its protection and preservation.
Calling upon the concerned to work with missionary zeal to protect the property and use the same to create more assets for improving revenue returns, Peerzada said Wakf is both a department and a religious organization and has a lot of assets which could be utilized for the welfare of community. He asked the administrators and tehsil Auqaf officers to identify Auqaf land in their respective areas with business point of view and put to better use, saying that it would generate employment avenues for the un-employed and improve financial health of the department as well.
Peerzada directed for constituting sub-committees for all major works and involving locals in the development and maintenance of Muslim Waqf properties. He asked for constituting sub-committee on education to look into the aspects of improving the status of schools being run by Waqf Board and setting-up of Madrassa Board on pattern of other states.
The Council accorded sanction to the release of Dearness Allowance (DA) at the rate 20 per cent of the basic pay in favour of regular employees of State Wakf Council, besides special allowance of Rs. 3,000 per head per month in favour of 5 employees of Shahdara Sharief who have been working in hazardous condition. It also approved the decisions taken in the previous meeting.
Threadbare discussion was also held on the issues including allotment of Auqaf shops at various places, fencing of graveyards, enhancement of honorarium of Imams and their appointment on need basis and construction of Commercial complex at Residency Road, Jammu.
Among others, Commissioner Secretary, Revenue Vinod Koul, Special Secretary, Law, Special Officer State Wakf Council Abdul Sattar, Administrator, Auqaf Islamia Jammu Raj Mohammad Malik besides Administrators and tehsil Auqaf officers of Jammu Division attended the meeting.
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