Bodoland Territorial Council

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The Bodoland Territorial Council is an autonomous elected body that administers the Bodoland Territorial Region in Assam, India, with powers over local governance and development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous district council
local government body
administers Bodoland Territorial Region
associatedWith Bodo movement for autonomy
basedIn Kokrajhar
capital Kokrajhar
country India
createdAsOutcomeOf Bodo peace accord of 2003
establishedBy Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India (as amended for BTC)
ethnicFocus Bodo people
executiveCommittee Executive Members of BTC
governingBody Bodoland Territorial Council Assembly
governmentType autonomous self-governing council
hasExecutivePowersOver subjects transferred under Sixth Schedule
hasHouseType unicameral
hasJurisdictionOver Baksa district (BTC area)
linked to: Baksa district

Chirang district (BTC area)
linked to: Chirang district

Kokrajhar district (BTC area)
linked to: Kokrajhar district

Udalguri district (BTC area)
linked to: Udalguri district
hasLegislativePowersOver agriculture
culture
development planning
education (up to specified level)
land and land revenue (subject to state law)
local governance
rural development
hasNominatedMembers 6 (maximum, nominated by Governor of Assam)
headOfGovernmentTitle Chief Executive Member
legalBasis Bodoland Territorial Council Act, 2003
Memorandum of Settlement on Bodoland Territorial Council (2003)
locatedIn Assam
Bodoland Territorial Region
numberOfMembers 46 (elected)
60 (total including nominated)
officialLanguage Assamese (state level)
Bodo (regional use)
overseenBy Governor of Assam
parentBody Government of Assam
partOf State of Assam
linked to: Assam
predecessor Bodoland Autonomous Council (proposed)
purpose political, economic, social and educational advancement of Bodos and other communities in the region
recognizedFor autonomy for Bodo people
regionType tribal autonomous region
responsibleFor implementation of development schemes in BTC area
infrastructure development in BTC area
protection of tribal land rights (within its powers)
votingSystem first-past-the-post
worksWith Government of Assam
Government of India

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Bodoland Territorial Region hasLegislature Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland Peoples Front supports Bodoland Territorial Council
United People’s Party Liberal participatesIn Bodoland Territorial Council elections
linked to: Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland statehood movement associatedWith Bodoland Territorial Council
Udalguri district partOf Bodoland Territorial Council area
linked to: Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland Territorial Council predecessor Bodoland Autonomous Council (proposed)
linked to: Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland Territorial Council governingBody Bodoland Territorial Council Assembly
linked to: Bodoland Territorial Council
Kokrajhar locatedInSubnationalEntity Bodoland Territorial Council