The Uttarakhand State Information Commission (SIC) has ordered the Waqf board to put all its properties across the State under the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act of (2005).
There are around 2200 Waqf properties in Uttarakhand which generate revenue in the millions of rupees. Under the Waqf Act-1995 (Amended 2013), these properties are under the control of the Uttarakhand Waqf Board. There have been persistent complaints about transparency in the management of Waqf properties.
The order to bring Waqf properties under the RTI was issued by State Information Commissioner Yogesh Bhatt. Mr Bhatt has asked the Waqf board to prepare manuals under section IV of the RTI within six months and also appoint RTI officers.
