HT Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Nov 20: The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) held a crucial executive meeting on Thursday at the BTC Secretariat auditorium in Kokrajhar under the leadership of BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary.
Several significant resolutions aimed at improving land administration, strengthening departmental functioning and enhancing grassroots governance were adopted.
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A major highlight of the meeting was the council’s decision to initiate a fresh process for distributing land pattas across the BTC region.
Before issuance, a large-scale verification exercise will be undertaken to ensure transparency and accuracy.
As part of this process, a comprehensive survey will identify the exact extent of khas land and encroached land within the area.
Officials said the survey would determine how many families currently reside on government land and how many are living on encroached land while carrying out cultivation.
Land pattas will be issued only after this detailed assessment is completed.
To ensure smooth and timely execution of the land-related processes, the BTC decided to appoint 200 retired employees from the Revenue and Land Department.
Their experience is expected to accelerate survey operations and verification work.
In another important move, the executive body resolved to approach the chief minister for full-fledged staffing across all 39 departments under the council.
The proposal will be finalised and submitted to Dispur for necessary approval.
The council also decided to set up a Block Development Officer (BDO) office in each of the newly created Assembly constituencies under the BTC.
This step aims to strengthen grassroots administration and improve service delivery in rural areas.
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary said the decisions taken in the meeting would usher in positive reforms in land management and departmental operations, ultimately ensuring better governance for the people of the Bodoland Territorial Council.
