Bodoland Territorial Council
The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is an autonomous council for the Bodoland Territorial Region established under 6th Schedule of The Constitution of India according to the Memorandum of Settlement between Bodoland Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) and Government of India and Government of Assam.
Bodoland Territorial Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Pramod Boro | |
Deputy Chief | Gobinda Basumatary |
Speaker | Katiram Boro |
Vacant, Bodoland People's Front | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 46 (40+6) |
Political groups | Government (33)
NEDA (33) Opposition (9)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 7-10 December 2020 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
| Bodoland Secretariat, Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar | |
| Website | |
| Bodoland Territorial Council | |
The BTC has 40 elected members and an additional six members that are appointed by the Governor of Assam. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of the least developed region in India. The agro-based economy is the only source of livelihood of the people. Industrialisation and other employment opportunities are scant.
The Bodoland Territorial Council is headed by a Speaker and the executive committee is chaired by a Chief Executive Member, currently Pramod Boro.
The BTC consists of five contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri, Chirang, Tamulpur — carved out of seven existing districts — Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 8970 km2 (11% of Assam land area i.e. 78,438 km2) comprising various protected tribal belts and blocks in Assam. Its establishment was under the Amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.