The Telangana government has allocated ₹86 crore for a proposed Haj House at Mamidipally near Hyderabad’s Shamshabad airport, Minority Welfare Minister Mohd Azharuddin told the state Assembly during Question Hour, as AIMIM floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi raised a series of concerns about Waqf properties, welfare spending and Haj infrastructure.
Azharuddin said the government planned to construct the Haj House on two acres in Mamidipally, in Balapur mandal. He also said an architect had been appointed for the project and that a team of officials had visited Bengaluru to study the Haj House there.
The minister said the government was also considering the future use of the incomplete Haj building at Nampally. According to the report of the Assembly proceedings, the old building would be used for minority youth skill development, training and other welfare activities, including healthcare facilities.
Owaisi alleged that Waqf Board properties were being encroached upon and claimed that the state government was not taking adequate steps to protect them. He also questioned spending by the Minority Welfare Department, saying that although ₹3,000 crore had been allocated in the state budget, only ₹500 crore had been spent so far.
The AIMIM leader further sought an update on a promise made by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to provide ₹10,000 to each Haj pilgrim returning from the pilgrimage towards differential airfare. The status of that assistance was raised alongside questions about the proposed Haj House and the Nampally building.
Owaisi also alleged that the Telangana Waqf Board had not convened a meeting since the new Waqf Act came into force last year, while the existing board chairperson continued in the position. The report did not include a detailed government response to each of those allegations.
During the proceedings, Owaisi urged the government to convene a meeting with minority MLAs to discuss the issues. Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka accepted the suggestion, according to the report.
The Mamidipally project would place the proposed facility close to Hyderabad’s international airport, while the Nampally building is expected to be considered for welfare and training uses rather than continued operation as the city’s principal Haj facility. The government’s next steps include advancing the design and construction process for the new building and determining the implementation details for the proposed use of the old facility.
