UMEED Central Portal closes six-month upload window for Waqf properties on 6 December 2025
The UMEED Central Portal for managing Waqf properties closed for uploads on 6 December 2025, completing its six-month window, with 5,17,040 Waqf properties initiated and 2,16,905 approved.
Summary
The UMEED Central Portal for management of Waqf properties officially closed for uploads on 6 December 2025, completing the six-month window under the UMEED Act, 1995 and the directions of the Supreme Court. The UMEED Central Portal had been launched by Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on 6 June 2025 as a centralised digital platform for real-time uploading, verification and monitoring of Waqf properties. By the deadline, 5,17,040 Waqf properties had been initiated, 2,16,905 approved by designated approvers, 2,13,941 were pending in the pipeline and 10,869 had been rejected during verification, according to the Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Key facts
- Deadline
- 6 December 2025 (6-month window closed)
- Full name
- Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED)
- Launched
- 6 June 2025 by Kiren Rijiju
- Initiated
- 5,17,040 Waqf properties
- Approved
- 2,16,905
- Pending
- 2,13,941
- Rejected
- 10,869
- Ministry
- Ministry of Minority Affairs
Practice MCQs 4 questions
On which date did the UMEED Central Portal for Waqf properties close its six-month upload window?
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Correct answer: C — 6 December 2025
PIB 2199974: the UMEED Central Portal officially closed for uploads on 6 December 2025, completing its 6-month window.
In the UMEED Central Portal for Waqf properties, what does UMEED stand for?
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Correct answer: A — Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development
PIB 2134499: UMEED is short for Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995.
According to the Ministry of Minority Affairs, how many Waqf properties had been initiated on the UMEED Central Portal when it closed on 6 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 5,17,040
PIB 2199974: 5,17,040 Waqf properties were initiated; 2,16,905 approved; 2,13,941 pending; 10,869 rejected.
Consider the following statements about the UMEED Central Portal: 1. It was launched by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on 6 June 2025. 2. Its upload window for existing Waqf properties was twelve months. 3. 10,869 properties stood rejected during verification by the deadline. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 3 only
PIB 2199974: launched on 6 June 2025 by Kiren Rijiju; it closed on 6 December 2025 after a 6-month (not 12-month) window; 10,869 properties were rejected.