Lok Sabha Question No. 4360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Vibrant Villages Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ajay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4360

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH AUGUST, 2025/SHRAVAN 28, 1947 (SAKA)

VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME

†4360. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  Vibrant  Villages  Programme for  development  of  far-flung  rural  areas  on  India-China,  India-Pakistan and India-Nepal borders;
- (b)  if  so,  the  number  of  villages  identified  under  this  programme so far along  with  the  details  of  the  villages  wherein  work  has  been  started under this programme;
- (c)  the  type  of  basic  infrastructure  development  works  like  road, telecom,  internet,  health,  education  etc.  being  carried  out  in  these villages with special efforts;
- (d)  whether  any  border  district  of  Uttarakhand,  Arunachal  Pradesh, Ladakh,  Himachal  Pradesh  and  Sikkim  has  been  included  under  this programme; and
- (e) if so, the list of selected villages of the concerned State along with their current status?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (e):  Government  has  approved  Vibrant  Villages  Programme-I (VVP-I)  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on  15 th   February,  2023  for comprehensive  development  of the select villages in 46 blocks abutting

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4360 FOR 19.08.2025

northern  border  in  19  districts  in  the  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and UT of Ladakh. Initially, 662 border villages have been identified for comprehensive development on priority  under  the  programme.  State-wise  number  of  villages  are  as follows: Arunachal Pradesh-455, Himachal Pradesh-75, Sikkim-46, Uttarakhand-51 and Ladakh (UT)-35.

The programme envisages focused areas of interventions in the select villages  for  creation  of  opportunities  for  livelihood  generation  through promotion of tourism & cultural heritage, skill development & entrepreneurship  and  development  of  cooperative  societies  including agriculture/horticulture,  cultivation  of  medicinal  plants/herbs  etc.  The interventions  also  include  providing  road  connectivity  to  unconnected villages, village infrastructures, health facility, education infrastructure, energy  including  renewable  energy,  television  &  telecom  connectivity. The  objective  of  the  programme  is  to  create  sufficient  incentives  for people to stay on in the selected villages.

Central  Government  has  approved  the  Vibrant  Villages  Programme-II (VVP-II)  on  2 nd   April,  2025  as  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  with  a  total outlay    of       Rs. 6839    crore     till     the    Financial     Year    2028-29

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 4360 FOR 19.08.2025

for  comprehensive  development  of  select  strategic  villages  located  in blocks abutting international land borders (ILB), other than the Northern border  already  covered  under  VVP-I,  in  the  States/UTs  of  Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, J&K(UT), Ladakh(UT), Manipur, Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Punjab,  Rajasthan,  Sikkim,  Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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