Across the country Waqf Boards works are badly suffering Government must withdraw its rejection of this vital Sachar recommendation. Government must create INDIAN WAKF SERVICE

As per section 23 of the Wakf Act the CEO of state wake board has to be Muslim. But, in higher bureaucracy Muslims are not more than 2.5 %. FOUND OUT BY ZFI IN 2011, UNDER RTI ACT: CEOs are: Veterinary Doctor, Naib-Tahsildar, BDO, Junior Employment Officer, Survey Inspector, Primary Teacher

To save the Waqf properties, create INDIAN WAQF SERVICE says Sachar Committee

On the pattern of Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Service

Mr Salman Khurshid says /india/ _1_waqf-act-waqf-properties-sachar-report Abantika Ghosh, Times News Network, Jun 30, 2011, 12.04am IST "We are opposed to some recommendations like the Waqf cadre because we do not want to create a different world for the Muslim citizens of our country."

Mr Salman Khurshid says %98controversial%E2%80%99_views_sachar_report.html Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net 29 June :29pm If you have a cadre of Muslim officers under the government, what else is ghettoization? You cant create a special service for Muslims.

SECTIONS 7 & 8. APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES THE STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL APPOINT A COMMITTEE IN EVERY DIVISION OR DISTRICT TO EXERCISE THE POWERS FROM AMONG PERSON PROFESSING THE RELIGION FOR THE PURPOSES OF WHICH THE MOSQUE, TEMPLE OR OTHER RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT WAS FOUNDED OR IS NOW MAINTAINED THE RELIGIOUS ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1863

(FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS) SEPARATE SERVICE CADRE EXISTS FOR HINDUS ONLY (Code 003) To manage Hindu temples & endowments in Tamil Nadu c/tamil-nadu-public-service-commission-group-i-b-exam.html

Name of the Post ServicePost Code No. of TNPSC Vacancies 2011 Assistant Commissioner in the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Department Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Administration Service (Code 003) Pay scale: Rs Grade Pay Rs Public Service Commission Exam 2011 TNPSC Applications are invited only from candidates professing Hindu Religion for direct TNPSC recruitment to the vacancies in the following post included in Group I B Service : service-commission-group-i-b-exam.html

Government of Kerala Malabar Devaswom Board Applications are invited from qualified candidates for appointment in the under mentioned post in Kerala Government Services. 1. Department : Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Administration Deptt. Kozhikode 2. Name of Post: DEPUTY COMMISSIONER 3. Scale of Pay: Rs /- NOTE:- Only persons professing the Hindu Religion shall apply to the post. EXTRA ORDINARY GAZETTE DATE – 15/01/2007 LAST DATE CATEGORY No. 001/2007

ACT NO. 33 OF 2001 THE HINDU RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS ACT, 1997 Section 6 – Commissioner and other officers to be Government servants Commissioner and other officers and subordinate staff appointed under this Act shall be Government servants and they shall draw their pay and allowances from the consolidated fund of the State. Section 7. Commissioner, etc. to be Hindu The Commissioner and every Deputy Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner and every other Officer or servant, appointed to carry out the purposes of this Act by whomsoever appointed, shall be a person professing Hindu Religion, and shall cease to hold office as such when he ceases to profess that religion.

Orissa Religious Endowments Act, 1970 Section 5: Orissa Hindu Religious Endowments Board shall consist of an officer of the State Government who shall be the President of the Board. Section 8: A person shall not be eligible to be elected or nominated as a member of the Board or of any Committee, if he does not profess Hindu religion.

SECT 3. NO PERSON SHALL, UNLESS HE IS A HINDU BY RELIGION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE … SEC 6. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: UP GOVT SECRETARY – CULTURAL AFFAIRS UP GOVT SECRETARY – FINANCE UP GOVT SECRETARY – HARIJAN & SOCIAL WELFARE UP GOVT SECRETARY – JUDICIAL/LEGISLATIVE DEPT UP GOVT DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER, VARANASI DIVISION DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, VARANASI WHERE A MEMBER CANNOT PERFORM HIS DUTIES BECAUSE HE IS NOT HINDU, THE PERSON AVAILABLE NEXT BELOW HIM SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. Uttar Pradesh Sri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Act

CEOs of State Waqf Boards must rank with senior officers of state government. But, mostly Waqf Boards CEOs are retired or low level officials or teachers. FOUND OUT BY ZFI IN 2011, UNDER RTI ACT : CEOs are: Veterinary Doctor, Naib-Tahsildar, BDO, Junior Employment Officer, Survey Inspector, Primary Teacher

SECRETARY / CEO, OFFICER OF THE CENTRAL WAQF COUNCIL GOVERNMENT & STATE WAQF BOARD

Article 15 State shall not discriminate on the basis of religion

Congress Manifesto 2009 The implementation of the recommendations of the Sachar Committee is already under way.

17 May 2007 The Union Cabinet accepted the Report of the Sachar Committee. report-accepted-by-cabinet.htm

Action on Sachar Committee recommendations soon: Smt Sonia Gandhi Indo Asian News Service 18 May 2007 She said this while addressing a conference on 'Empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Schedules Tribes and Minorities through Elementary Education' organised by the All-India Forum of Legislators and the Ministry of Human Resource Development in New Delhi.

HAS SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF INDIAN WAQF SERVICE National Commission for Minorities

After being convinced by Zakat Foundation of India The Vice President Janab M. Hamid Ansari wrote to the Ministry of Minority Affairs to consider the Creation of Indian Waqf Service

ZFI President Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood speaking to the Vice President, Mr Hamid Ansari regarding Indian Waqf Service. Mr K. Rahman Khan looks on

For training of officers & staff, establish National Waqf Academy