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What is Bodo in Assam?
The Bodo are the largest minority group in Assam and are concentrated in the northern areas of the Brahmaputra River valley. Most of them are settled farmers, though they formerly practiced shifting cultivation. The Bodo consist of a large number of tribes.
Who are Bodo militants?
The National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) was an armed separatist outfit which sought to obtain a sovereign Boroland for the Bodo people. It is designated as a terrorist organisation by the Government of India. NDFB traces its origin to Bodo Security Force, a militant group formed in 1986.
What is Assam BTC?
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 Assam.
Who was the leader of Bodoland movement?
| Bodoland People’s Front | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BPF |
| Chairperson | Hagrama Mohilary |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Kokrajhar, Assam |
Is Bodoland a state?
Bodoland, officially the Bodoland Territorial Region, is an autonomous region in Assam, Northeast India. It is made up of four districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river below the foothills of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh.
When did NDFB formed?
October 3, 1986
National Democratic Front of Boroland/Founded
Incidents and Statements involving NDFB: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 1998-2012. An outfit named Bodo Security Force (BdSF), under the leadership of Ranjan Daimary, was formed on October 3, 1986. On November 25, 1994, the BdSF rechristened itself as the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
When was the Bodoland Autonomous Council created?
It was established in 2003 following a peace agreement between the Government of India and Bodo Liberation Tigers and is functioning since 2003 under the provision of the Amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. The first Chief Executive Member of the BTC was Hagrama Mohilary.
Is Bodoland a state now?
What is the population of Bodo in the world?
Boro people
| Boro, Kachari | |
|---|---|
| 1.45 million (2011) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Assam | 1.41 million (2011) |
| Languages |