Centre Approves 111 Road Projects for Border Villages Under Vibrant Villages Programme

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The Centre approved 111 road projects for all-weather connectivity to previously unconnected villages along the northern (India-China) border.
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The projects aim to connect 134 border villages and are part of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP).
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The VVP is implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the comprehensive development of border villages.
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A key goal is to arrest out-migration from border areas by improving infrastructure and livelihoods.

●Approved: 111 road projects for border-village connectivity
●Villages to be connected: 134 (previously unconnected)
●Border: northern (India-China) border region
●Scheme: Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)
●Implementing ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)

Comprehensive development of villages along India's international borders to improve living standards and check out-migration

Key: Covers infrastructure such as roads, electricity, connectivity and livelihood support; border villages are treated as the country's 'first villages', not the 'last villages'

Well-developed, well-connected border villages strengthen national security by keeping populations rooted in strategically sensitive areas and improving the reach of administration and forces. Road connectivity is the backbone of this effort, enabling access to markets, services and rapid movement in the difficult terrain along the India-China frontier.

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GS Paper III > Internal Security > Border Management; GS Paper II > Government Schemes

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General Awareness > Government Schemes

Expected Questions

★Which ministry implements the Vibrant Villages Programme?
★What is the main objective of the Vibrant Villages Programme?

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Vibrant Villages Programme

A government scheme for the comprehensive development of villages along India's borders

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•VVP is run by the Ministry of Home Affairs; 111 road projects approved for 134 northern-border villages
•VVP treats border villages as the country's 'first villages'

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•Associate VVP with border management and the aim of reversing out-migration from frontier villages.

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Centre Approves 111 Road Projects for Border Villages Under Vibrant Villages Programme

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Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)

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The 111 approved road projects fall under which government programme?

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