BODOS

About:

• The Bodo Accord was signed in 2003 which resulted in the establishment of a Bodoland Territorial Council under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.
  
  
• However, there have been representations from different organizations of Bodos to fulfil various outstanding demands. 
  
  
• In this background, Union Cabinet has approved the
  • establishment of a Bodo Musuem-cum-language and cultural study center,
    
    
  • modernization of existing All India Radio Station and Doordarshan Kendra at Kokrajhar
    
    
  • and naming a Superfast Train passing through BTAD as ARONAI Express.
    
    
  
  
  
• Relevant Ministries will take the required actions to implement these decisions.
  
  
• The State Government will also take necessary measures related to appropriate land policy and land laws, besides setting up of Institutions for Research and Documentation of Customs, Traditions and Languages of indigenous communities.