Bodoland Territorial Council
| Bodoland Territorial Council | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Speaker |
Tridip Daimary |
Deputy Speaker |
Nerswn Boro |
Chief | |
Deputy Chief | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 (30 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 5 for non-tribal communities, 5 open for all communities and 6 nominated by Governor of Assam from the unrepresented communities of the region) |
 | |
Political groups |
Government (20) Opposition (20)
|
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 8 April 2015 |
Next election | 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
|
Bodoland Secretariat, Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar | |
| Website | |
| http://www.bodoland.gov.in | |
The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is a territorial council in Assam state of India which have jurisdictions in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. It was established on 10 of February 2003. The BTC has 46 executive members each looking after a specific area of control called somisthi. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of 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 BTAD consists of four contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang — carved out of seven existing districts — Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 8,822 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.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "BTC Accord". 1 January 2018.