Archive · 16 Dec 2025
AP Waqf Board Protects ₹2,000 Crore Land
The Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board has been working hard to protect Waqf land and make more money.
They have sent notices to people who are using the land illegally and have cancelled 89 illegal sales.
They have also started using computers to sell things and have made an extra ₹3.50 crore.
They have also paid the money that was owed to Imams and Muazzins and have started new programs to help poor Muslim women and students.
The board has also increased the amount of land they have and have registered all of their properties.
AP Waqf Board has issued 953 notices against illegal encroachments on Waqf land.
The board has safeguarded 820 acres of Waqf land valued at ₹2,000 crore.
89 illegal sale deeds involving Waqf properties worth ₹650 crore have been cancelled.
The board has introduced e-tendering, resulting in a 46% growth in revenue.
Pending honorariums of Imams and Muazzins for the past 18 months have been cleared.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Waqf Board
- What
- Safeguarding Waqf land and enhancing transparency and revenue
- When
- After December 17, 2024
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- To protect Waqf properties and boost revenues
- Total Waqf Land
- 81,402 acres
- Value of Safeguarded Land
- ₹2,000 crore
- Illegal Sale Deeds Cancelled
- 89
- Additional Revenue Earned
- ₹3.50 crore
- Pending Honorariums Cleared
- ₹1.35 crore
- Notices Issued Against Encroachments
- 953
