UP Waqf Board News: The properties of the government's Waqf Board are being surveyed across the state. The government has summoned a report regarding the properties of 5 tehsil boards of Firozabad district. There are 697 Waqf properties in five tehsils across the district. The tehsil team is verifying these properties on the instructions of the government. It is worth noting that Firozabad district was established on 5 February 1989. This district was formed by combining Firozabad and Tundla tehsils of Agra district as well as Shikohabad and Jasrana tehsils of Mainpuri district.

After this, Sirsaganj was established as a new tehsil during the Mulayam government. The total number of Waqf properties in 5 tehsils of the district is 697. The government had given instructions to the district administration to verify the Waqf properties. After this, according to the list released by the Minority Welfare Officer, 304 Waqf Board properties are registered in Firozabad Sadar Tehsil, 69 in Tundla, 151 in Shikohabad, 125 in Jasrana, 48 in Sirsaganj. After the initial investigation of these properties, the information has been sent to the government. While the tehsil team will verify on the new format and send its report to the Minority Welfare Officer's office, after which this detail will be sent to the government.

Survey of Waqf properties is being conducted in the entire state - Minority Welfare Officer Nidhi Singh
Minority Welfare Officer Nidhi Singh said, "The government is conducting a survey of Waqf properties in the entire state. The primary report has been sent to the government but a new format has been sent by the government. In this format, the report will be sent according to 22 columns. Work is being done on this, soon the report will be sent as per the format."