Archive · 18 Nov 2025
New BTC Priorities: Land for Landless, Youth Self-Employment
The newly formed Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has two main goals: giving land to landless people and creating jobs for young people.
They also want to improve Bodo schools and fix doctor shortages in their area.
The BTC's role in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is still being decided.
Providing land to deserving landless people is a key priority of the new BTC
Self-employment avenues for unemployed youths will also be a focus
Improvement of Bodo medium schools is planned
Shortage of doctors and high malaria, TB cases in BTR area
Role of BPF in NDA yet to be finalized, one BPF MLA in State Ministry
- Who
- Hagrama Mahilary-led BTC, Derhasat Basumatary (EM)
- What
- Announced priorities for the new BTC
- When
- Nov 18
- Where
- Bodoland Territorial Region
- Why
- To address landlessness, unemployment, and education/health issues in the region
BPF's Role in NDA
UPPL's Presence in Ministry
BPF's Role
BPF's Role in NDA
BPF's role in NDA yet to be finalized
UPPL's Presence in Ministry
One BPF MLA in State Ministry
- Population
- Around 1.1 million (as of 2011)
- Land area
- 8,374 sq km
- Main languages
- Bodo, Assamese, Bengali
- Literacy rate
- 72.67% (2011)
- Main religion
- Hinduism (64.64%)