New Delhi: The Ministry of Minority Affairs convened a zonal review meeting in Bengaluru focused on the UMEED portal and its implementation in the Southern Zone. Waqf Boards from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana presented progress since the portal’s June 2025 launch.
By mandate, boards must upload complete Waqf property information within six months. States reported that they have initiated the process. Additionally, they will quicken uploads as backlogs clear and verification formats stabilize.
The discussion addressed data quality, ownership clarity, and public-facing transparency. States asked for regional language interfaces to widen adoption among field teams. Ministry officials responded that the portal will support various languages in due course to ensure usability beyond English.
UMEED portal to improve planning, monitoring, and citizen-centric services
Officials said the interface will become more user-friendly. They will streamline forms, add context tips, and simplify corrections. Furthermore, guidance notes will cover bulk uploads, reconciliation, and audit trails so that records stand up to scrutiny.
Karnataka shared updates on its Waqf Board activities, including verification drives and team training. Meanwhile, other southern states summarized their onboarding timelines. Therefore, the region can align efforts with the six-month deadline and build consistent, comparable datasets.
The initiative sits under the UMEED Act, 2025, effective since April. The Act seeks to modernize Waqf administration and unlock the developmental potential of Waqf properties for minority communities. Consequently, the UMEED portal will serve as the single source of truth for asset identity, location, ownership, and utilization.
Data standardization will reduce duplication and enable timely dispute resolution. Moreover, consolidated dashboards will flag gaps, highlight best-performing districts, and focus attention where interventions are needed most. As a result, administrators can plan projects with greater confidence and measure outcomes more accurately.
The Bengaluru review concluded with clear milestones: monthly upload targets, language rollout phases, and user-experience upgrades. In essence, the meeting reinforced a practical path—combine better data and better tools to deliver better services.
