In May 2021, which of the following states created the Welfare of Bodoland Department for dealing with issues related to four districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR)?

The correct answer is Assam : The Assam government on 26 May 2021 created the Welfare of Bodoland Department for dealing with issues related to four districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR). The affairs of Bodoland were under the Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes Department earlier. The Cabinet also decided to set up the Bodoland Administrative Staff College in Kokrajhar , the headquarters of BTR. The Bodos are the largest plains-dwelling ethnic community in the northeast. A decision was also taken to eliminate the system of seeking the Finance Department’s approval for releasing monthly stipends to beneficiaries of schemes for the old age pension, widows and the differently-abled. The senior-most secretary of the department concerned has been empowered to transfer cash to the accounts of the beneficiaries within the 10th of every month.