New Delhi: The UMEED portal for Waqf property registration closed after six months of technical instability that blocked thousands of Muslim community assets from being uploaded or verified. The Ministry of Minority Affairs confirmed the closure under the UMEED Act, 1995 and Supreme Court directions. Mutawallis across India said the process was unfair and driven by a faulty digital system.
Many users reported repeated login failures, frozen screens and sudden shutdowns. A caretaker from western Uttar Pradesh said the portal often refused to open. Several Mutawallis said the system slowed down uploads and blocked files even when documents were correct.
Official data shows 517040 Waqf properties were entered on the portal during the window. Of these, 216905 were approved, 213941 remain under process and 10869 were rejected. Community representatives said the rejection number reflects technical failures rather than incorrect ownership records. A Mutawalli from Bihar said the system rejected valid entries and wasted hours of effort.
Muslim organisations are asking for an independent review. They said the community must not lose land due to technical errors. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board recorded the highest entries with 86345 properties registered and 10110 uploaded during the window. Board members said they worked through repeated crashes because the assets belong to poor Muslims.
The ministry said it held workshops and zonal meetings. It also deployed teams to states to handle complaints. Activists said training sessions do not solve a broken digital platform. A Delhi-based Waqf worker said users struggled to upload even a single file.
Senior officials held review meetings since June, yet Mutawallis said the issues persisted. Several legal experts said the portal’s failures could harm Waqf records and trigger disputes. They urged the government to open a corrective window to address the errors.
Community groups want the list of rejected properties made public with detailed reasons. They said transparency is essential for protecting Waqf land from misuse caused by system faults.
