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Economic and Social Development – 1993

The economic and social provisions of the 1993 Bodo Accord were never implemented. The accord and the Bodoland Act, which established the Bodoland Autonomous Council, granted the Bodoland Executive Council (BEC) authority over trade and commerce within its jurisdiction. The BEC was given the authority to issue permits and licenses for trade and commerce. Similarly, the BEC could collect excise duty on tea. Notwithstanding all these provisions, the BEC had limited financial powers and the state government exercised overwhelming dominance over the executive powers.[fn]Manoj Kumar Nath, “Bodo Insurgency in Assam: New Accord and New Problems,” Strategic Analysis 27, no. 4 (2003): 533-545. [/efn_note]