{
  "id": 14020443,
  "title": "MP Waqf Board Income Rises To ₹5.95 Crore After Lease Reforms, Over ₹21 Lakh To Be Distributed Among 289 Orphans In Bhopal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/mp-waqf-board-income-rises-to-5-95-crore-after-lease-reforms-over-21",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-waqf-board-income-rises-to-595-crore-after-lease-reforms-over-21-lakh-to-be-distributed-among-289-orphans-in-bhopal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the income of the Madhya Pradesh Waqf Board has risen to ₹5.95 crore for the financial year 2025-26, following reforms in waqf lease and rules. This is an increase from ₹4.6 crore in the previous year, 2023-24. The board's charitable trust, Auqaf-e-Amma, also saw a rise in income, from ₹1.98 crore to ₹2.92 crore. Waqf Board chairman Sanwar Patel revealed these figures to media representatives on Monday. The reforms aim to rationalize rents, allow for long-term commercial usage, and conduct competitive bidding to boost the board's income. The financial assistance for school fees of 289 orphan children in Bhopal will be over ₹21 lakh, funded by income from yatimkhana (orphanage) properties. The Board advertised for applicants through newspapers, with two rounds of advertisements leading to the identification of 289 eligible children.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): After amendments made to the waqf lease and rules (such as the Waqf Properties Lease Rules and subsequent legislative changes), MP Waqf Board income has increased. In 2023-24, its income was Rs 4.6 crore, which increased to Rs 5.95 crore in 2025-26. Waqf Board chairman Sanwar Patel told media persons on Monday that the income of the charitable trust, Auqaf-e-Amma, also…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}