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PM Modi interacted with over 5,000 MY Bharat volunteers from 245 districts who participated in the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 across border villages of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh
403 youth were selected from 2.86 lakh quiz participants for week-long immersive stays in 74 border villages, engaging in community development, cultural exchange and strategic awareness
PM redesignated border settlements from 'last villages' to 'first villages of India', highlighting infrastructure transformation under the Vibrant Village Programme
Interaction held on Kargil Vijay Diwas (July 26); PM urged participants to share experiences with at least 100 peers and spend 5% of travel budget on local products
Comprehensive development of northern border villages to improve quality of life, curb out-migration and strengthen border security through infrastructure, connectivity, tourism and livelihood support
Key: Phase-I: 2,967 villages in 5 states/UTs, ₹4,800 crore; Phase-II (April 2025): 3,354 villages, ₹6,839 crore; villages redesignated from 'last' to 'first villages of India'
Meet special developmental needs of people in remote areas near international borders through infrastructure saturation via convergence of central, state and local funds
Key: Started 1986-87; 100% centrally funded by MHA; covers 111 border districts in 16 states and 2 UTs; originally for western border, later expanded to northeast and other border states
All-weather road connectivity to unconnected rural habitations; referenced by participants as having transformed border village accessibility
Key: Launched December 25, 2000, by Ministry of Rural Development; over 7.25 lakh km roads built, 1.80 lakh habitations connected; Phase-IV (September 2024): ₹70,125 crore for 62,500 km
Functional household tap connection to every rural household — 'Har Ghar Jal'
Key: Launched August 15, 2019; Ministry of Jal Shakti; over 15 crore tap connections provided; total outlay ₹3.60 lakh crore; participants noted tap water reaching border homes for the first time
Interaction held on the anniversary; volunteers visited Kargil War Memorial; PM recalled his tradition of celebrating Diwali with border soldiers
Participants reported QR-code and UPI payment facilities at 14,500 feet altitude; reliable internet in remote Ladakh and Spiti villages
Volunteers interacted with women Sarpanches and SHGs in Kinnaur and Spiti; women's entrepreneurship through homestays, digital platforms and sea buckthorn products highlighted
GS Paper 2 > Governance > Government Schemes; GS Paper 3 > Security > Border Management
General Awareness > Government Schemes and Programmes
Consider the following States: 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Kerala 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Tripura How many of the above are generally known as tea-producing States?
Answer: All four States
Which state has the maximum percentage of working female population as per Census 2011?
Answer: Himachal Pradesh
MHA scheme launched April 2023 for comprehensive development of northern border villages to curb depopulation and strengthen security; covers Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Ladakh
Autonomous platform launched October 31, 2023, under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for youth aged 15–29 to participate in volunteering, mentorship and nation-building activities
100% centrally funded MHA programme started in 1986-87 for infrastructure and socio-economic development in border districts