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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Statements (49)

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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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ