Overview
- Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said no penalties or strict action will be taken for three months for mutawallis who register late on the UMEED portal.
- There is no blanket extension of the statutory window after the court’s refusal; Waqf Tribunals can grant case‑by‑case extensions of up to six months under the amended law.
- About 1.51 lakh properties have been registered so far against an estimated 8.8 lakh Waqf assets nationwide, with the ministry also noting several lakh uploads in process.
- Technical slowdowns, repeated portal crashes, incomplete or century‑old records, and differing land measurements have hampered timely compliance.
- State boards report heavy helpdesk queues and checker‑approver backlogs, with Telangana preparing tribunal petitions and AIMPLB mobilising legal assistance for custodians.