Kunal Bharti Political & Social Analyst On January 27, 2020, the Centre, the Assam government and Bodo groups have signed an agreement for peace and development. Government of India signed the historic agreement with the nine factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). According to the agreement, the Bodoland Territorial Area District will hold special rights for the locals. However, the outsiders will have to obtain “permit” to work in the territory. Bodos are the single largest community among the notified Scheduled Tribes in Assam. Basically the Bodo are a Tibeto-Burmese-speaking ethnic group in Assam. They are a part of the greater Bodo-Kachari family of ethno linguistic groups and are spread across north eastern India and clustered strongly in Assam, along the eastern Duars. Bodos are politically active and dominant in the Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang districts of the Bodoland autonomous region in the state of Assam. They constitute 6-7 % of t