TELANGANA STATE WAQF BOARD
RAZZAK MANZIL, Haj House Building,
Opp. Public Gardens, Nampally Road,
Hyderabad - 500001
E-Mail : ceots@wakf.gov.in
POLICY GUIDELINES FOR THE PAYMENT OF HONORORIUM TO PESH IMAMS AND MOUZZANS
BACKGROUND
Mosque is a place of community worship in Islam where muslims perform ritual prayers. The
mosque is also a house of administration of justice and place of religious preachment and a centre for
the association of community. Imam and Mauzzan are the two important revered functionaries of the
Mosque.
lmam acts as a supervisor and guide. The Mauzzanis appointed at a mosque to lead, and
recite, the call to prayer for every event of prayer and worship in the mosque. They dedicate their entire
life in the service of the mosque. The only source of their earnings is the meagre salaries paid by the
Mutawallies and Masjid Committees.
In spite of having enjoying such an esteemed position in the
religious community, Imams and Mauzzans have been facing financial deprivation and facing difficulty to
live with dignity in the society.
Keeping in view of the financial plight and sombre conditions of the Imams and the Mauzzins,
the Telangana State Government felt it desirable to support them financially by sanctioning Financial Aid
to needy Imams and Mauzzans of the mosques registered with State Waqf Board and those having no or
scarce financial sources.
The Government of Telanganahas decided to grant monthly honorarium of Rs.1000/- (Rupees
One Thousand only) and Rs.1000/- (Rupees One Thousand only) to eligible and selected Peshimam and
Mouzzins respectively.
The Government have allocated an amount of Rs.(12.00)
Crores for the
purpose during the financial year 2014-15.
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-2ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
1.
Pesh Imams and Mauzzans who are rendering services in the mosques/Masjids registered with
the State Waqf Board only are eligible.
2.
They shall be natives of Telangana State.
3.
Persons belong to other states and rendering service in the same masjid for not less than (3)
years having proper identity proof shall also be eligible.
4.
They shall be the residents of the local area where the masjid is situated.
5.
They shall possess at least any one of the following identity proof
6.
(i)
Aadhar card
(ii)
Address proof
a.
Household supply card
b.
Indian passport
c.
Driving licence
d.
Electoral card issued by the ECI.
Pesh Imams and Mauzzans working in the masjid having annual income of more than Two lakh
rupees are not eligible for the scheme.
7.
They should be full time service renderers of the Masjids. Part time or performing the services
for one or two prayers a day or performing special prayers during festivals, Eids etc are not
eligible under the scheme.
8.
One Imam / One Mouzzan alone shall be eligible from each Mosque.
9.
They shall possess all such qualifications as required to be held for the posts of Pesh Imam and
Mauzzans.
10. The scheme is applicable to the Pesh Imams and Muzzans of such masjids
(i)
Which are under the control and management of Telangana State Waqf Board.
(ii)
Managed by the local inhabitants,
(iii)
Registered with the State Waqf Board,
(iv)
Managed by mutawallis or the Muslims of the locality,
(v)
Mosques managed by members of Islamc Faith.
(vi)
They shall have a savings bank account and the honorarium will be credited by
Electronic transfer directly into the Bank Account.
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-3APPLICATION PROCESS
11. Application Form will be available at the State Waqf Boards Office, Haj House building,
Nampally, Hyderabad and its Website : ............................... (Online) and with the District
Minority Welfare Officer.
12. Pesh Imams and Mauzznans will submit the filled in Application Form, with supporting Bank
Account documents, specified identity documents to the respective District Minority Welfare
officers.
13. Last date of application will be (30) days from the date of Notification.
SCRUTINY PROCESS
14. The District Minority Welfare Officer will examine each and every application and verity it’s
genuineness. If necessary, a field enquiry/ hearing may be conducted by suitable field officials.
The DMWO will compile the list of working eligible Pesh Imams and Mauzzans.
15. The DMWO will then prepare separate lists of valid applications for PeshImam and Mauzzan in
the following computerized format in Excel sheet, Mandal wise and forward with the Original
Application Form of the Pesh Imam and Mauzzan keeping a Xerox copy of the Application Form
for further reference and recommend the same under his Inked signature.
Sl.No
Name of
Pesh
Imam /
Mauzzan
Nativity
Name &
full
address
of
Masjid
Residential
address
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Name
of
Bank,
Branch,
A/c No.
IFS
code
(6)
Period of
Service and
Qualification
Mobile
No.
Remarks
(7)
(8)
(9)
16. After receiving above lists and the Original Application Form of the Pesh Imams and Mauzzans
from the DMWO, will compile in Excel Format all data and particulars of the Pesh Imams and
Mauzzans village wise and mandal wise for the District and preserve the Database.
17. The District Minority Welfare Officer will arrange Scanning of all the Original Applications of the
Pesh Imams and Mauzzans and will send the DATABASE of the Pesh Imams and Mauzzans
separately and the Scanned Forms to the Chief Executive Officer, T.S Waqf Board.
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-4SCREENING COMMITTEE
18. The Application Forms so received will be screened by a Screening Committee consisting of
Chief Executive Officer, TSWB, Pesh Imam / Khateeb of Royal Mosque, Nominee of Jamia
Nizamia, Nominee of Shia Community appointed for the purpose at the Waqf Boards Office. If
required the Committee may call the applicants for personal interview at Boards office at
Hyderabad. No travelling, boarding or loading charges will be reimbursed by the Board.
19. The selection committee will submit the shortlisted list to the Chief Executive Officer. TS Waqf
Board. The Chief Executive Officer reserves the right to short list or limit the applicants basing
on the availability of funds for the purpose strictly basing on the seniority of list submitted by
the screening committee will be placed in the Board and with its approval, Honorarium will be
paid to selected persons.
PAYMENT PROCESS
20. The Chief Executive Officer, after short listing the applications basing on the funds available, will
prepare the database of Pesh Imams and Moazzans of the Telangana State in two modes 1. All
the scanned applications for future reference 2. A database containing the particulars of Pesh
Imams and Mauzzans for effecting payment of Honorarium.
21. It is to be noted that only one Pesh Imam and One Mauzzan for each masjid will be eligible for
this Honorarium. If there are two or more similarly eligible Pesh Imam or Mauzzans in a Masjid,
the senior most Pesh Imam or Mauzzan will be eligible for this Honorarium.
22. It is to be noted that the Government of Telangana State has already allocated an amount of
Rs.12 Crores to the T.S Waqf Board.
23. Finally, it will be distributed to each Pesh Imam and Mauzzan on their Bank A/c through
Electronic Clearance System from the end of the T.S Waqf Board.
24. A provision for sending SMS alert will be provided.
OTHER CONDITIONS
25. The entitlement is not against any regular post but purely honorary in addition to their salaries
being paid by the Mosque Committee.
26. The beneficiary shall understand that this honorarium is liable to be forfeited to if he takes up
part time/full time employment in more than one mosque.
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-527. Honorarium sanctioned is not transferable. If it is found to be transferred or some other person
is drawing the amount without any valid reasons, the Government/CEO reserves the right to
cancel the sanction and to initiate penal action against the beneficiary and the person illegally
drawing the honorarium. The amount drawn illegally would be recovered as arrears of land
revenue.
28. If any President/Secretary/ Mutavalli wrongly certifies any Pesh Imam or Mauzzan working with
their masjid, such President / Secretary / Mutavalli will be personally held responsible for the
lapse and appropriate penal and criminal action will be initiated him.
29. The Government may at any time, suo-moto or on application call for the records, files and
database from any subordinate authority and examine its legality and genuineness and can pass
orders to cancel, annul or modify such orders.
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