Vibrant Villages Programme:
- The Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) to be executed in 2,967 villages across 19 districts in four border States, including Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, and the union territory of Ladakh.
- The project cost includes ₹2,500 crore for road connectivity from 2022-23 fiscal to 2025-26.
- The event was held at Kibithoo in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, which shares borders with China and Myanmar.
About Vibrant Villages Programme:
- It is a Centrally sponsored scheme, announced in the Union Budget 2022-23 (to 2025-26) for development of villages on the northern border, thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.
- It will cover the border areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh.
- Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by the district adminstration with the help of Gram Panchayats.
- There will not be overlap with Border Area Development Programme.
