Executive Summary:
This notification, dated July 2, 2015, introduces the Central Waqf Council Amendment Rules, 2015. These rules amend the Central Waqf Council Rules of 1998, specifically regarding travelling and daily allowances for council members, and expenditure limits sanctioned by the council. The amendment comes into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Rules:**
* These rules are called the Central Waqf Council Amendment Rules, 2015.
* The amendment comes into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Travelling Allowance (Rule 11):**
* Note III under the heading Travelling Allowance is substituted.
* Claims for travelling allowance by members of the Central Waqf Council for journeys by road to/from airport or railway station shall be regulated in accordance with the rules admissible to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Daily Allowance (Rule 11):**
* Clause a under the heading Daily Allowance is substituted.
* Claims for dearness allowance by members of the Central Waqf Council for each day of the meeting shall be regulated in accordance with the rules admissible to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Expenditure Limits (Rule 15):**
* Clause a is amended, substituting Rs.50,000 and Rs.2,00,000 with Rs.1,00,000 and Rs.5,00,000 respectively.
* Clause b is amended, substituting Rs.20,000 and Rs.40,000 with Rs.50,000 and Rs.1,00,000 respectively.
* A note is added stating any expenditure exceeding the limits specified in clause a or clause b shall be sanctioned by the Central Waqf Council, or by the Chairperson in case of urgency subject to ratification by the Council.
Impact Analysis:
Central Waqf Council Members:
* Impact: Revised rules for travelling and daily allowances, linking them to the entitlements of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India. Changes to expenditure limits requiring council sanction or ratification.
* Action Required: Adhere to the new guidelines for claiming travelling and daily allowances. Note the revised expenditure limits and procedures for sanctioning expenditures exceeding those limits.
Central Waqf Council Chairperson:
* Impact: Authority to sanction expenditures exceeding specified limits in cases of urgency, subject to ratification by the Council.
* Action Required: Be aware of the authority to sanction expenditures in urgent cases, while ensuring such sanctions are subsequently brought before the Council for ratification.
Key Entities Referenced
Waqf Act 1995: An act of the Indian Parliament concerning Waqfs, mentioned as the basis for the rules being amended.
Central Government: The executive authority responsible for making the rules and amendments in the notification.
Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998: The set of rules being amended by this notification.
Central Waqf Council: The organization whose rules are being amended.
Official Gazette: The official government publication where the amendments are to be published.
Joint Secretary to the Government of India: A government official whose entitlements are used as a benchmark for allowances.
RAKESH MOHAN: Jt. Secy., signatory of the notification.
New Delhi, Delhi: Place of publication of the notification.
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MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd July, 2015
G.S.R. 532(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 12 of the
Waqf Act 1995 (43 of 1995), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998, namely:-
1. (1) These Rules may be called the Central Waqf Council (Amendment) Rules, 2015.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In rule 11 of the Central Waqf Council Rules, 1998 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in sub-
rule (2),-
(a) under the heading Travelling Allowance, for Note III, the following Note shall be substituted, namely:-
“III. In respect of journeys by road from residence to the airport or railway station and from these
points to the place where a meeting of the Council is being held, the claims for travelling allowance
by the members of Central Waqf Council shall be regulated in accordance with the such rules as are
admissible to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India.”
(b) under the heading Daily Allowance, for clause (a), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) for each day of the meeting, the claims for dearness allowance by the members of Central
Waqf Council shall be regulated in accordance with the such rules as are admissible to the Joint Secretary to
the Government of India.”¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3 (i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
3. In rule 15 of the said rules, in sub-rule (i),-
(i) in clause (a), for the letters, figures, brackets and words “Rs.50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only)” and
“Rs.2,00,000 (Rupees two lakh)”, the letters, figures, brackets and words “Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh)”
and “Rs.5,00,000 (Rupees five lakh)” shall respectively be substituted;
(ii) in clause (b), for the letters, figures, brackets and words “Rs.20,000 (Rupees twenty thousand only)” and
“Rs.40,000 (Rupees forty thousand)”, the letters, figures, brackets and words “Rs.50,000 (Rupees fifty
thousand)” and “Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees one lakh)” shall respectively be substituted.
(iii) after clause (b), the following Note shall be inserted, namely :-
“Any expenditure exceeding the limites specified in clause (a) or clause (b) shall be sanctioned by the
Central Waqf Council and in case of urgency, the Chairperson may sanction the same which shall be
brought before the Council for ratification post facto.”
[F. No. 8/2/2014-Wakf]
RAKESH MOHAN, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), vide number G.S.R. 593, dated the 30th September, 1998 and subsequently amended vide number
G.S.R. 240(E), dated the 22nd March, 2012 and number G.S.R. 693(E), dated the 25th September, 2014.
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