Telangana figures among the top five states in the country in terms of uploading or initiating uploads on the Umeed portal. While Uttar Pradesh leads nationally, followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka, Telangana stands fourth. Officials said that by Dec 6, 2025,—the original deadline—Mutawallis had begun uploading details of around 46,000 properties. After the court extended the deadline by three months, the pace slowed sharply, with only about 4,000 additional property details uploaded in the subsequent month. Sluggish verificationThe verification process has also been sluggish. After documents are uploaded, waqf inspectors acting as ‘checkers’ must verify them before forwarding the files to the approver, usually the waqf board CEO or an officer delegated with such powers. Of the nearly 28,000 properties uploaded so far, only about 8,900 have been verified by checkers, and just 4,900 have received final approval. “Since many ‘makers’ (mutawallis) are not providing all supporting documents, about 3,100 properties were rejected and they were asked to submit more or relevant documents,” a senior waqf board official said. With many properties dating back several decades and records poorly maintained, Mutawallis are finding it difficult to trace documents. Some have urged the waqf board to assist them in procuring the necessary records, sources added. T has 51k propertiesAccording to the waqf board, Telangana has about 51,000 waqf properties in total. These include 33,929 properties identified during the first waqf survey in 1955, around 13,400 identified in the second survey after 2001, and about 3,600 properties that existed even before 1955. In addition, several thousand waqf-by-user properties—such as mosques that emerged over the past 20 to 25 years—now form a growing part of the state’s waqf landscape.
