Vibrant Villages Programme-II:
The Union Cabinet recently approved the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)-II for the period 2024-2029, as a 100% centrally funded scheme.
- Launched in 2023, the VVP is a centrally sponsored initiative aimed at the comprehensive development of villages along India’s northern border.
- The goal is to improve the quality of life for residents and enhance border security.
- The programme covers the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.
- Objectives of the VVP:
- Improve living conditions and create livelihood opportunities in border villages.
- Strengthen border security by involving local populations as support for border forces.
- Control trans-border crime and promote the integration of border communities with the rest of the nation.
- VVP-II
- The VVP-II will be a 100% Centre-funded programme with a total outlay of ₹6,839 crore.
- It will be implemented in select strategic villages in the following states and UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, through FY 2028-29.
- Both VVP-I and VVP-II are transformative initiatives designed to make border villages self-reliant and vibrant.
