1. Bodo peace accord 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a rally highlighted that 80% of bodo accord conditions have been met by government.

What is Bodoland?

Bodoland state has been a longstanding demand of boro tribe of Assam. All Bodo student Students Union (ABSU)  launched Bodo movement in 1987 for separate state of Bodoland.

Peace accord-

It is a tripartite agreement signed between ministry of home affairs (MHA) , the Assam government and bodo groups to redraw, rename and change power sharing agreement in Bodoland Territorial Area District in Assam which includes Kokrajhar, Chirang ,Baksa and Udalguri.

Historical Context-

There has been three bodo accords in total.

First accord- Signed in 1993 with ABSU which led to creation of Bodoland autonomous council.

Second accord- Signed in 2003 which led to formation of Bodoland territorial council an autonomous body under the Sixth Schedule of the constitution.

Third accord-

•    signed in 2020 it renamed the bodo territorial area district to be renamed as bodo territorial autonomous district (BTAD).
•    It promises expansion of BTC area and more legislative , executive and administrative autonomy to it under sixth schedule of constitution.
•    It provides for alteration of areas of BTAD and provisions for bodos outside BTAD.

           BTR to include the villages which are dominated by bodos but are outside BTAD presently.