New Delhi, June 13 -- A day after announcing scholarship for 5 crore minority students, Union Minister for Minority affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday announced that all waqf properties across India would be geo-tagged and digitised and that the Government will provide 100 per cent funding to develop educational institutions and hospitals on such properties for the welfare of society.
Naqvi, while chairing the 80th meeting of the Central Waqf Council here, said there are around 5.77 lakh registered waqf properties across the country and their geo-tagging and digitalisation will ensure transparency and safety of records.
The Centre has decided to start a programme on a war footing to utilise waqf properties across the country for edu...