Current Context : Recently, the central government announced that a 31-member Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the contentious Waqf Amendment Bill 2024.

• The Bill seeks to amend the 1995 Waqf Act, and proposes sweeping changes to how Waqfs are governed and regulated.

ABOUT WAQF

• A Waqf Board is a regulatory and administrative body is responsible for managing and overseeing the administration of waqf properties in various regions.
• These boards ensure that waqf assets are used according to Islamic principles and the intentions of the endowments.
• Waqf properties in India are governed by the Waqf Act, 1995.