ANANTAPUR: Reiterating that the State government is committed to the uplift of the downtrodden and poor people, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said Andhra Pradesh is the only State in the country that provides the highest social security pension to a large number of people.

Andhra Pradesh's Chandrababu Naidu government dissolved the state Waqf Board, citing legal challenges. A new board is expected.

The then government of YSR Congress Party had constituted the 11-member Waqf Board following a High Court order. Three of them were elected members while the remaining were nomina

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The government issued an order revoking the previous constitution of the state Waqf Board due to prolonged non-functioning following a court stay. The

The Andhra Pradesh government has dissolved the Waqf Board, calling it "non-inclusive" and "non-functional," and announced plans to form a new panel soon.

The TDP-led government in Andhra Pradesh said the Waqf board, constituted by the YSR Congress regime, had been non-functional since March 2023, and had no representation of scholars from Sunni and Shia communities.