Madhya Pradesh has made history by being the first state in India to reconstitute its Waqf Board under the updated Waqf Act. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav led the initiative, and the official notification has been published in the Madhya Pradesh Gazette.
The state government, utilizing its authority as per Section 13(1) of the Waqf Act, 1995 (amended in 2025), has established the new Waqf Board in compliance with Section 14 of the Act. Sanwar Patel has been designated as the Chairman of the Board.
The restructured Board consists of a total of 10 members, including two Hindu representatives – Manoj Malpani from Indore and Animesh Bhargava from Raghaugarh in Guna district. This diverse inclusion is viewed as a significant move towards broader representation.
Among the other members of the freshly constituted Waqf Board are Nazma Hepatulla from New Delhi, Atif Akil (MLA, Bhopal North), Faizan Khan from Ujjain, Fatema Choudhary from Indore, Shaista Sultan (Councillor, Shahpura, Bairasia, Bhopal), a member from Ratlam, and the Commissioner of Backward Classes and Minority Welfare.
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