Every document that can establish a property as waqf must be uploaded to the UMEED Waqf portal before time runs out. Thousands of waqf properties had to be identified, their paperwork traced, collated and digitised, often from fragmented, incomplete or disputed records, within a rigid timeframe. According to Telangana State Waqf Board CEO Mohammed Asadullah, the State has 33,929 gazette-notified waqf properties while another 13,400 were identified during the second waqf survey. The number of enclosures or list of documents increased too,” says Asadullah, outlining the challenges the Telangana Waqf Board has been grappling with. There, a room had been converted into a centre for uploading waqf property details onto UMEED portal.

Source: The Hindu February 27, 2026 16:43 UTC