New Delhi, April 9 -- Centre issues Gazette notification

The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 officially came into force on Tuesday, following the issuance of a Gazette notification by the Central Government.

The Act had received the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday, two days after its passage in Parliament.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 (14 of 2025), the Central Government hereby appoints the 8th day of April, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," stated the official notification published in the Gazette of India.

The amended legislation brings substantial changes to the original Waqf Act. Key reforms include the ...