Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Enhance the Vibrancy of Border Villages
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3951

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2026/ PHALGUNA 26, 1947 (SAKA)

ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF BORDER VILLAGES

†3951. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the measures taken to enhance the vibrancy of border villages under the Vibrant Villages Programme and the State-wise/UT-wise details thereof;

(b)  the  details  of  the  works  carried  out  to  improve  the road infrastructure under the Vibrant Villages Programme; and

(c) the details and number of border villages connected by roads, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): 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 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.

The programme envisages focused areas of interventions in the select villages   for   creation  of  opportunities   for  livelihood  generation   through

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 3951 FOR 17.03.2026

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.

Under Vibrant Villages Programme-I, to enhance the vibrancy of border villages, more than 8600 activities have been undertaken including awareness  drive,  service  delivery  camps,  training  and  capacity  building activities,  health  and  veterinary  camps,  fair  &  festivals  and  promotion  of tourism  activities.  State/UT-wise  details  of  activities  undertaken  are  as under:

|   Sl.No. | Name of States/UT   |   Total number of activities conducted upto 28 th February, 2026 |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                                             2971 |
|        2 | Himachal Pradesh    |                                                             1019 |
|        3 | Ladakh (UT)         |                                                             2221 |
|        4 | Sikkim              |                                                              534 |
|        5 | Uttarakhand         |                                                             1885 |

112 road and 35 LSBs worth ₹ 2513.35 crore have been sanctioned under Vibrant  Villages  Programme-I  to  connect  135  unconnected  villages  in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand.  State -wise details are as under:

| States         | No of Roads and LSBs sanctioned   |   Road length (In Km) |   Projects cost ( ₹ in crore) |   No of villages to be connected |
|----------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Arunachal      | 105 roads+                        |               1022    |                       2361.82 |                              125 |
| Pradesh Sikkim | 27 LSBs 3 roads+8 LSBs            |                 19    |                         96.33 |                                3 |
| Uttarakhand    | 4 roads                           |                 20.76 |                         55.2  |                                7 |

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