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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council
| house_type = [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|Autonomous Council]]
| body =
| houses =
| coa_pic = Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council logo.png
| members = 40 councillors
| voting_system1 = 36 [[Plurality voting system|plurality voting]]
| voting_system2 = 4 nominated
| leader1_type = Chairman
| leader1 = Gambaru Muchahary<ref>[https://bkwac.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Executive-Member-2.pdf List of executive members]</ref>
| party1 =
| election1 = 17 February 2021
| leader2_type = Chief Executive Member
| leader2 = Mihiniswar Basumatary<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/boro-kachari-welfare-autonomous-council-cabinet-discusses-creation-of-posts-permanent-office-540267|title=Boro Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Cabinet Discusses Creation of Posts, Permanent Office - Sentinelassam|date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
| election2 = 17 February 2021
| leader3_type = Deputy Chief Executive Member
| leader3 = Romeo Narzary
| election3 = 17 February 2021
| meeting_place = Simen Chapori, [[Dhemaji District]], [[Assam]]
| website = [https://bkwac.in/ Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council]
}}
'''Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council''', (BKWAC), is an [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous council]] in the Indian state of [[Assam]], for the development and protection of ethnic [[Boro people|Bodo-Kachari]] people living in villages outside the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]].<ref>[https://legislative.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/legislative_medhassu_in_oid_3/menu/document/the_bodo_kachari_welfare_autonomous_council_act_2020assam_act_no.ii_of_2021.pdf The official gazette]</ref> It was formed in 2020.<ref name="wire">{{Cite news|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/government/assam-assembly-passes-bill-to-create-autonomous-council-for-bodo-kachari-community/amp|title=Assam Assembly Passes Bill to Create Autonomous Council for Bodo-Kachari Community|newspaper=The wire|date=31 December 2020|access-date=9 April 2020}}</ref>

==History==
There has been a long-standing demand for a Boro Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council outside the Bodoland territorial region for the welfare of Bodo-Kachari people. Several protests were also conducted by the Bodo organizations for this.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/bodo-kachari-autonomous-welfare-council-outside-6th-schedule-area-to-come-up-soon-hbs-505667|title=Bodo Kachari Autonomous Welfare Council outside 6th Schedule Area to come up soon: HBS|newspaper=Sentinelassam|date=7 October 2020|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> The Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council Bill, 2020 was moved in Assam legislative assembly by the Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Minister [[Chandan Brahma]] in December 2020 and the bill was passed after a brief discussion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/assam-house-passes-bill-to-create-autonomous-council-for-bodo-kachari-community-3232208.html|title=Assam House Passes Bill to Create Autonomous Council for Bodo-Kachari Community|newspaper=News18|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

==Administration==
The Bodo Kachari Autonomous Welfare Council consists of 40 members. 36 of these members are elected directly and 4 members are nominated by the State government. Among the 36 election seats, 25 of them will be reserved for the Scheduled Tribe communities, 6 will be reserved for women of any community residing within the Council area. The 4 nominated members will be from among the communities residing within the Council area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/bill-to-form-council-for-bodo-kacharis-placed-bodo-to-be-made-an-associate-official-language-518409|title=Bill to form Council for Bodo Kacharis placed; Bodo to be made an 'associate official language'|newspaper=Sentinelassam|date=29 December 2020|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

In January 2021, the Assam State Government said it will constitute interim councils for Bodo Kachari Autonomous Council as elections to the autonomous council can't be done before the [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/assam-government-to-form-four-interim-councils-soon|title=Assam Government To Form Four Interim Councils Soon|newspaper=Sentinelassam|date=9 January 2021|access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> An interim council made up of 14 members was appointed in February 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/103187148011084/249959803333817 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/borokachariwelfarecouncil/photos/a.103242898005509/249959803333817 |title = Bodo-Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Autonomous administrative divisions of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://bkwac.in/ Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council]
*[https://www.facebook.com/borokachariwelfarecouncil/ Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council on Facebook]

{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}

[[Category:Autonomous district councils of India]]
[[Category:Local government in Assam]]

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IsraelGuinn0047 at 10:39, 7 December 2025