Amid backlash from Opposition, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill is expected to be taken up for consideration and passage in Lok Sabha on April 2, reported PTI quoting its sources.
Sources told ET that major allies of NDA are likely to support it, as their suggestions have been incorporated.
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, also called the ‘Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Bill,’ aims to address key challenges by introducing reforms such as digitisation, enhanced audits, improved transparency, and legal mechanisms to reclaim illegally occupied properties.
The Waqf Act of 1995, enacted to regulate Waqf properties, has long been criticised for issues such as mismanagement, corruption, and encroachments.
