[Jan] Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) agreement

Question 1

Districts included?

Answer 1

Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri.

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Question 2

What is agreement?

Answer 2

• villages dominated by Bodos that were presently outside the BTAD would be included and those with non-Bodo population would be excluded.
• criminal cases registered against members of the NDFB factions for “non-heinous” crimes shall be withdrawn by the Assam government and in cases of heinous crimes it will be reviewed.
• those killed during the Bodo movement would get Rs. 5 lakh each.

Question 3

Who are bodos?

Answer 3

single largest tribal community in Assam, making up over 5-6 per cent of the state’s population.

Question 4

What is bodoland dispute?

Answer 4

• In 1966-67, the demand for a separate state called Bodoland was raised under the banner of the Plains Tribals Council of Assam (PTCA), a political outfit.
• In 1987, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) renewed the demand. “Divide Assam fifty-fifty”, was a call