New Delhi- Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday ruled out extending the deadline for registering Waqf properties on the UMEED portal but said the his ministry, recognising the concerns of ‘mutawallis’ or caretakers, will not impose any penalty or take strict action for the next three months as a humanitarian and facilitative measure.

He also said that 1.51 lakh properties had been registered by Friday morning.

The minister stressed that those ‘mutawallis (Waqf property caretakers) who have not registered on the portal at all can approach their respective Waqf tribunals.

The Centre launched The Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Act central portal on June 6 to create a digital inventory.

According to the provisions of the portal, detai

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