Lok Sabha Question No. 4150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Vibrant Villages Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Kripanath Mallah, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4150

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  MARCH, 2022/ CHAITRA 08, 1944 (SAKA) VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME

4150.

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  has proposed to launch Vibrant Villages Programme  in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether Border villages with sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure will be covered under this new programme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  converge  existing  schemes related with the development of border villages and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the funds estimated and target set for this programme;
- (e)  the  number  of  villages  likely  to  be  covered  within  Assam  under  this programme; and
- (f)  the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  development  of village infrastructure, housing, tourist centres, road connectivity, provisioning of decentralized renewable energy and support for livelihood generation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK)

## LS.US.Q.NO.4150 FOR 29.03.2022

(a):  Vibrant  Villages  Programme  (VVP)    has  been  announced  in  the  Finance Minister's Budget Speech 2022.

(b):  The programme envisages coverage of border villages on northern border having sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure, which often get left out from the development gains.

(c):  Convergence of existing schemes is proposed under VVP.

(d): As it is a new programme, its implementation framework, fund requirement and other modalities are being finalised.

(e):  The  villages  on  the  northern  border  to  be  covered  under  VVP  are  being finalised.

(f)  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  Border  Area  Development Programme  (BADP)  through  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  in habitations located within 0-10 kms. from the first habitation at international border in 460 border blocks of 117 border districts in 16 States and 2 UTs viz. Arunachal  Pradesh, Assam,  Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal  Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim,  Tripura,  Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir (UT) and Ladakh (UT).

Under  BADP,  the  annual  action  plans  of  the  States/UTs  consisting  of works  related to village infrastructure like roads and bridges, health, education, agriculture, sports, drinking water & sanitation etc. are considered and approved as per BADP guidelines in vogue.

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