Why in the news?

• The Ministry of Minority Affairs has launched an additional module on the UMEED Portal to allow widows, divorced women, and orphans to apply for maintenance support from Waqf-alal-aulad properties.

UMEED Portal

• Full Form: Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency & Development (UMEED) Portal.
• Nodal Ministry: Union Ministry of Minority Affairs
• Aim: It aims to promote better management and enhance transparency.
• Statutory Anchor: Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, which makes digital registration and geo-tagging of every Waqf asset mandatory within a time-bound window.
• Features:
  • Under the new plan, all Waqf properties must be registered on the portal within six months of its launch.
  • Each registration must include full details such as measurements (length and width) and geotagged locations.
  • Properties that are registered under women’s names will not be eligible to be classified as Waqf properties.
  • However, women, children, and people from economically weaker sections will continue to be key beneficiaries of Waqf assets.
  • Properties not registered within the stipulated time frame due to technical or other significant reasons may be granted an extension of one to two months.
  • However, properties that remain unregistered beyond the permitted period will be considered disputed and referred to the Waqf Tribunal for resolution.