Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 25: Chairperson of J&K Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today inaugurated the Auqaf Palika Bazar Complex building at Residency Road in Jammu in presence of the members of J&K Waqf Board, Sohail Kazmi and Nawab Din.
Additional Secretary Revenue (Haj & Auqaf) Muzaffar Malik, CEO of Waqf Board Dr Syed Majid Jahangir, the Administrator Mudassir Iqbal, the management of the Board & prominent public personalities were also present on the occasion.
The Auqaf Palika Bazar is a multi-storied complex constructed by the Waqf Board on the Waqf land at the prime location in Jammu city. It has spaces for commercial shopping centers, office complexes, meeting halls & food court spaces too.
Just after the inauguration, possession was also given to the already selected allottees who were chosen after a transparent process of allotment by the Board. This structure will be a big revenue source for the Board.
Speaking to media after the inauguration, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi said that she was happy to see that such a productive structure has been constructed at the prime place in Jammu and she would see that more such mega structures are constructed throughout the UT at different prime locations.
“J&K Waqf has immense assets and properties but we have to reform the working within the Waqf management system so that we are able to create huge income sources. Soon the new procedures & guidelines will be drafted and implemented to make Waqf a board of people’s aspirations,” she added.
Dr Darakhshan further said that huge assets and properties are encroached and mismanaged and the board will formulate a prompt action roadmap for removing the encroachments and ensure that proper and legal use of the Waqf assets and properties is done. She appealed people to cooperate with the new Board in streamlining the Waqf management in J&K.
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