Assam's Bodo Council wants Article 280 for direct union govt funding

BTC chief Pramod Boro said the total annual budgetary allocation for the BTC is Rs 800 crore, about 12 per cent of Assam's total budget. "We have demanded from the Centre that Article 280 should be implemented in the Council (BTC) area...so that we could get direct funds from the Union government. The funds will come under a scheme. This was also a clause in the 2020 peace accord.