Minority Affairs Secretary reviews UMEED Portal rollout and PMJVK projects in Mumbai
On 21 June 2025 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar reviewed implementation of the UMEED Central Portal with the State and the Maharashtra State Waqf Board.
Summary
Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar held a review meeting in Mumbai on 21 June 2025 with the State Secretary, senior officials and the CEO of the Maharashtra State Waqf Board on implementing the UMEED Central Portal. The visit was the Secretary's second such review, after a similar one in Bihar the previous week. Under the portal's mandate, details of all registered waqf properties in India must be uploaded within six months. The Secretary also reviewed Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) projects in Maharashtra and met Haj Committee of India officials on the conduct of Haj 2025.
Key facts
- Reviewer
- Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Place
- Mumbai, 21 June 2025
- UMEED portal launched (static)
- 6 June 2025 (PIB)
- Upload mandate
- All registered waqf properties within six months
- Previous review
- Bihar, the week before
- Also reviewed
- PMJVK projects in Maharashtra; Haj 2025 with Haj Committee of India
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On which date was the UMEED Central Portal for waqf properties launched?
Show answer
Correct answer: A — 6 June 2025
PIB (Minority Affairs): The UMEED Central Portal was launched on 6 June 2025.
Under the mandate of the UMEED Portal, within what period must the details of all registered waqf properties across India be uploaded?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Six months
PIB (Minority Affairs): As per the mandate of the UMEED Portal, details of all registered waqf properties across India are to be mandatorily uploaded within six months.
Consider the following statements about the Minority Affairs Secretary's visit to Mumbai on 21 June 2025: 1. The visit was the Secretary's second UMEED review, after a similar review in Bihar. 2. The Secretary also reviewed the status of PMJVK projects in Maharashtra. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Show answer
Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB (Minority Affairs): The Mumbai visit was his second such visit following a similar review in Bihar, and he also assessed the status of PMJVK projects in Maharashtra. So the answer is Both 1 and 2.