BODO PEACE ACCORD

• Central Government, The Assam Government and

the Bodo groups including all factions of militant
National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB)
signed an Agreement.
• To redraw and rename Bodoland territorial Area
district (BTAD) as Bodoland territories region (BTR) in
Assam.
• BTAD is spread over four districts of Kokrajhar,
Chirang, Baksa and Udalgiri.
• This region is connected to chicken neck Siliguri.
HISTORY OF BODOLAND

• Bodos Are the single largest community among the notified

schedule tribes in Assam.
• Bodos are a part of Bodo – kachari and constitute 5-6 % of
Assam population.
• Bodos Submitted a memorandum to the Simon commission
asking for the reservations in the legislative assembly
• The demand for a Bodo state came up in 1967-1968
Assam accord of 1985, gave rise to Bodo aspirants and
in 1987 ABSU revived the demand for Bodo statehood

Bodo security force , which arose in 1986 as an armed

group , later went on to form NDFB which split into
many factions afterwards .

The first Bodo accord was signed with ABSU in 1993 it

led to creation of Bodoland autonomous council (BAC)
with some limited powers.

In 2003, 2nd Bodo Accord was signed by the extremist

group Bodo Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF), the centre
and the state . This led to creation of BTC which is
autonomous body under 6th schedule of constitution .