Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch Vibrant Villages Programme in Arunachal Pradesh

With central components of Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2500 crore exclusively for road connectivity for the financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26, the VVP would be implemented in 2967 villages in 19 districts abutting borders in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and the UT of Ladakh.

Officials on Saturday said that comprehensive development would be undertaken under the centrally sponsored scheme -- VVP -- in the identified border villages, aiming to improve the quality of life of people living in border villages and encourage the villagers to stay in their native locations, thereby reversing the migration from these villages and adding to the security of the border. In the first phase, 662 villages have been identified for priority coverage, which includes 455 villages in Arunachal Pradesh.

The focus areas of interventions identified for the development of villages include road connectivity, drinking water, electricity including solar and wind energy, mobile and Internet connectivity, tourist centres, multi-purpose centres, healthcare infrastructure, and wellness centres.

During his two-day (April 10-11) tour, the Home Minister would inaugurate nine micro-hydel projects of the Arunachal Pradesh government constructed under the 'Golden Jubilee Border Illumination Programme'.

Shah would also inaugurate projects by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to augment infrastructure at Likabali (Arunachal Pradesh), Chapra (Bihar), Nooranad (Kerala), and Vishakapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). He would also interact with ITBP troopers at Kibithoo and visit exhibition stalls to become acquainted with the efforts of women from border villages.

The exhibition will feature products made by women members of Self-Help groups in border districts. On April 11, the Union Home Minister would visit Namti Field and pay homage at the Walong War Memorial. (IANS)