CONSTITUTION OF BOARD

(Formed on 11th April, 2022)

CHAIRPERSON :

Jb. Md. Abdul Ghani – Hon’ble Justice (Retd.)

BOARD MEMBERS :

1) Jb. Nadimul Haque – Hon’ble M.P. (Rajya Sabha)

2) Jb. Khalilur Rahaman – Hon’ble M.P. ( Lok Sabha)

3) Mohtarma Shama Parveen – IAS

4) Jb. Haji Sk. Nurul Islam – Hon’ble M.L.A.

5) Jb. Jakir Hossain – Hon’ble M.L.A.

6) Jb. Nasiruddin Ahamed, Member of West Bengal Bar Council

7) Jb. Affakuzzaman Khan – Mutawalli Representative

8) Jb. Qari Fazlur Rahman – Islamic Sunni Theologist

9) Jb. Humayun Ali Mirza – Shia Scholar

Chief Executive Officer & Ex-Officio Secretary of the Board :

Ahsan Ali, W.B.C.S. (Exe.)

PRESENT OFFICIALS

Deputy Chief Executive Officer : Siraj Ebrahim Lakhani, W.B.C.S. (Exe.)

Accounts Officer : Santosh Banerjee, W.B.A.& A.S.

Executive Engineer : Rabiul Rahaman

Law Officer : Sultan Shah Alam, W.B.L.S.

Assistant Engineer : Sekhar Sarkar

Revenue Officer: Wasif Mohammad Samid

FORMER COMMISSIONERS OF WAQF and CEOS


FORMER CHAIRMEN

SECTIONS

SECTIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF AUQAF AND ITS FUNCTIONS

The main functions of Board of Auqaf, W.B., is the management, control, and superintendence of the enrolled Waqf Estate. The Board of Auqaf, W.B., has mainly the following sections to oversee day to day administrative matter.

a) Board Section :- To maintain proceedings of the Board and Sub-Committees and policy matters & its execution.

b) Establishment Section :- To maintain cash books and ledgers, pay salaries and official Records & Registers.

c) Cash Section :- To disburse payment and maintain its Records & Registers.

d) Law Section :- To deal with legal affairs and maintain its Records & Registers

e) Accounts & Demand Section :- To collect Waqf contribution (revenue), assessment of accounts & audit inspection of Waqf Estates and maintain its Records and Registers and preparations of year wise abstract.

f) E.C. & Misc. Section :- To appoint Mutawalli, mutation of Waqf properties & amendment of Waqf register and litigation in the mater of the Waqf Estates.

g) Misc. E.C. Section :- To enroll properties as Wakf and maintain its Records and Registers.

h) Development & Anti-Encroachment Section :- To develop Waqf properties and take action for removal of encroachment and recovery of Waqf properties and maintain its Records and Registers.

i) Reference Section :- To keep and maintain Waqf records and supplying & racking files and maintain its Records and Registers.

j) Receiving & Dispatch Section :- To receive and delivery of letters with acknowledgment and maintain its Records and Registers.

k) Direct Management Section :- To deal with the Waqf Estates placed U/S 65 of the Waqf Act, 1995 and maintain its Records and Registers.

l) RTI Section :- To deal with the applications seeking information under RTI Act,

m) Hostel Section :- Hostel Management with payment of salary & other expenditure of Boys and Girls Hostel in different district of West Bengal as well as to see the establishment matter of the Hostel Employees.

n) Imam & Moazzin Section :- Preparation of list of Imams & Moazzins and disbursing of their remuneration every month in different districts of West Bengal.