Archive · 10 Dec 2025
Waqf Digitisation: 27% Success, Telangana Lags
The Indian government tried to put all Waqf properties online in a big computer system called UMEED.
They started in June and finished in December.
Waqf properties are special community-owned lands and buildings.
Only about 27% of all Waqf properties were successfully added to the system.
Some states did really well, like Punjab with 90%, but others like West Bengal only added a tiny bit.
In Telangana, they uploaded 46,482 out of 63,070 properties, but 16,700 are still pending.
Some properties are very old and have documents in different languages, making it hard to register them.
The government had meetings and training to help, but many properties are still waiting to be checked or were not approved.
Some people in remote areas didn't know about the portal, and some masjids didn't want to register because they built them with their own money.
Only 27% of India's estimated 8 lakh Waqf properties were digitised on the UMEED portal.
Telangana uploaded 46,482 out of 63,070 Waqf properties, with 16,700 still pending.
Nizam-era properties in Telangana face documentation delays due to old records in Farsi, Urdu, and Arabic.
Telangana's registration completion rate is 74%, with 32,262 properties at the maker level, 9,841 at the checker level, and 4,267 at the approval level.
Local institutions in Telangana face challenges such as lack of awareness, server issues, and hesitation to register under Waqf-by-user.
- Who
- Ministry of Minority Affairs, State Waqf Boards, Mutawallis, Local Institutions
- What
- Digitisation of Waqf properties on the UMEED portal
- When
- June 6 to December 6, 2023
- Where
- India (nationwide effort), with a focus on Telangana
- Why
- To modernise management of Waqf assets, centralise records, and build a national digital database
Government/Board Perspective
Local Institutions Perspective
Documentation Challenges
Government/Board Perspective
The Waqf Board acknowledges the complexity of deciphering old records and the need for more time.
Local Institutions Perspective
Local institutions, especially in remote areas, are unaware of the portal and registration process.
Registration Process
Government/Board Perspective
The Waqf Board emphasizes the importance of centralizing records for transparent management.
Local Institutions Perspective
Some masjid representatives are hesitant to register under Waqf-by-user, claiming the masjids were constructed with their own funds.
Portal Accessibility
Government/Board Perspective
The government has suspended the penalty clause for three months for those who failed to upload documents.
Local Institutions Perspective
Many institutions became aware of the portal only in the last week and faced server issues while uploading data.
- Total Waqf Properties in India
- 8 lakh (estimated)
- Properties Entered on UMEED Portal
- 5.17 lakh
- Approved Properties
- 2,16,905
- Pending Verification
- 2,13,941
- Rejected Properties
- 10,869
- Telangana's Total Waqf Properties
- 63,070
- Telangana's Uploaded Properties
- 46,482
- Telangana's Pending Uploads
- 16,700
- Nizam-era Properties in Telangana
- 3,800
- Registered Nizam-era Properties
- 208
- Telangana's Waqf Gazette-notified Properties
- 33,929
- Telangana's New Waqf by User Institutions
- 12,037
- Telangana's Properties at Maker Level
- 32,262
- Telangana's Properties at Checker Level
- 9,841
- Telangana's Properties at Approval Level
- 4,267
- Telangana's Registration Completion Rate
- 74%
