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Towards
Towards Duty
Duty
Path
Path
Years
Years
The bodo accord signed after
a wait of 5 decades
FRONTIER AREA DEVELOPMENT FESTIVAL
To speed up the development works in The Prime Minister's vision of 'Sabka Saath,
the border areas and to make the local Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka
people aware of their role in national Prayas' has achieved another milestone.
security, the Frontier Area Vikasotsav Comprehensive agreement to end over
was started. The first "Border Area 50-year-old Bodo crisis was signed.
Development Festival-2020" was
inaugurated on 12th November 2020 The territorial integrity of Assam was
at village Dhordo, Kutch (Gujarat). ensured. A special development package of
Village heads of 158 border villages about Rs 1500 crore for the development of
of Kutch, Banaskantha, and Patan Bodo areas.
districts of Gujarat, members of
the district, and taluk panchayats More than 1600 Bodo cadres surrendered
participated in the programme. and returned to the mainstream after the
agreement on the call of the Prime Minister.
'Disturbed areas' Bru (Reang) refugee crisis
under AFSPA CUT resolved
The central government has resolved the
Recently, the Disturbed two-decade-old Bru (Reang) refugee crisis
areas under Armed Forces with a tripartite agreement with Mizoram
Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and Tripura.
has been reduced in many
districts of Assam, Nagaland Around 37,000 internally displaced people
and Manipur. Earlier, AFSPA were shifted to Tripura.
has also been removed from
many districts of Tripura, 600 crores to Tripura for rehabilitation and
Meghalaya and Arunachal all-around development of Bru (Reang)
Pradesh. refugees.
EMPOWERING DIVYANGS WITH ACCESSIBLE
INDIA CAMPAIGN NLFT (Tripura) Agreement
Nationwide Accessible India Campaign was launched to
achieve universal accessibility on 3rd December 2015. Its A tripartite MoU was signed between the
objective is to create a barrier-free environment for the safe, Government of India, the Government of
Tripura and the National Tripura Mukti
independent, and dignified life of persons with disabilities. Morcha (NLFT/SD) in August 2019.
35 International airports, 55 domestic airports, and 709
identified railway stations including A1 class have been NLFT(SD) agreed to give up the path of
provided with accessibility facilities. Similarly, 603 websites violence, join the mainstream and abide by
of the state government and their departments have been the Constitution of India. As a result, its 88
cadres with 44 weapons surrendered.
made accessible. Efforts are on to make the central and state
government buildings accessible.
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