BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 4:25PM by PIB Delhi Government approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in 19 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim, and Uttarakhand. Since inception of the VVP-I, total 2662 works/projects of ₹1161.81 Crore have been sanctioned under VVP-I, MHA and under convergence by various Ministries/Department including livelihood generation, village infrastructure, health infrastructure, way side amenities, path ways, multipurpose hall, renewable source of energy, tourism, animal husbandry & dairying, agriculture & allied activities, on grid power supply, school infrastructure, skilling, anganwadi centres and fisheries etc. 112 roads and 35 LSBs worth ₹2513.35 crore to connect 135 unconnected villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand have been sanctioned under VVP-I to enhance connectivity and boost tourism. Under Border Area Development Programme, 38715 projects of estimated cost ₹7935.05 crore have been completed in 16 States and 2 UTs in various sectors including livelihood projects. Further, Government of India has approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as a Central Sector Scheme with a financial outlay of ₹6839 crores till the FY 2028-29 for comprehensive development of select villages located in blocks abutting international land borders (ILBs), other than the Northern Border already covered under VVP-I for assimilation of the border population with the nation, creating better living conditions and adequate livelihood opportunities, and wean away the border population from inimical activities. LPAI has developed and operationalised 15 ICPs along International Borders for trade and passenger movement, details of which are as under:- Sl. No. Location State International Border Date of Operationalization 1 Attari Punjab India-Pakistan 13.04.2012 2 Agartala Tripura India-Bangladesh 17.11.2013 3 Petrapole West Bengal India-Bangladesh 12.02.2016 4 Raxaul Bihar India-Nepal 03.06.2016 5 Jogbani Bihar India-Nepal 15.11.2016 6 Moreh Manipur India-Myanmar 15.03.2018 7 PTB (Dera Baba Nanak) Punjab India-Pakistan 09.11.2019 8 Sutarkandi Assam India-Bangladesh 07.09.2019 9 Srimantpur Tripura India-Bangladesh 05.09.2020 10 Dawki Meghalaya India-Bangladesh 04.05.2023 11 Rupaidiha UP Indo-Nepal 01.06.2023 12. Sabroom Tripura India-Bangladesh 09.03.2024 (Date of inauguration) 13. Darranga Assam India-Bhutan 08.08.2024 (taken over by LPAI) 14. Mankachar Assam India-Bangladesh 03.09.2024 (taken over by LPAI) 15. Golakganj Assam India-Bangladesh 03.09.2024 (taken over by LPAI) This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. *** RK/RR/PR/PS/SK (Release ID: 2238246) Visitor Counter : 1054 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Home Affairs BORDER AREA DEVELOPMENT SCHEME Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 4:25PM by PIB Delhi Government approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in 19 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim, and Uttarakhand. Since inception of the VVP-I, total 2662 works/projects of ₹1161.81 Crore have been sanctioned under VVP-I, MHA and under convergence by various Ministries/Department including livelihood generation, village infrastructure, health infrastructure, way side amenities, path ways, multipurpose hall, renewable source of energy, tourism, animal husbandry & dairying, agriculture & allied activities, on grid power supply, school infrastructure, skilling, anganwadi centres and fisheries etc. 112 roads and 35 LSBs worth ₹2513.35 crore to connect 135 unconnected villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand have been sanctioned under VVP-I to enhance connectivity and boost tourism. Under Border Area Development Programme, 38715 projects of estimated cost ₹7935.05 crore have been completed in 16 States and 2 UTs in various sectors including livelihood projects. Further, Government of India has approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as a Central Sector Scheme with a financial outlay of ₹6839 crores till the FY 2028-29 for comprehensive development of select villages located in blocks abutting international land borders (ILBs), other than the Northern Border already covered under VVP-I for assimilation of the border population with the nation, creating better living conditions and adequate livelihood opportunities, and wean away the border population from inimical activities. LPAI has developed and operationalised 15 ICPs along International Borders for trade and passenger movement, details of which are as under:- Sl. No. Location State International Border Date of Operationalization 1 Attari Punjab India-Pakistan 13.04.2012 2 Agartala Tripura India-Bangladesh 17.11.2013 3 Petrapole West Bengal India-Bangladesh 12.02.2016 4 Raxaul Bihar India-Nepal 03.06.2016 5 Jogbani Bihar India-Nepal 15.11.2016 6 Moreh Manipur India-Myanmar 15.03.2018 7 PTB (Dera Baba Nanak) Punjab India-Pakistan 09.11.2019 8 Sutarkandi Assam India-Bangladesh 07.09.2019 9 Srimantpur Tripura India-Bangladesh 05.09.2020 10 Dawki Meghalaya India-Bangladesh 04.05.2023 11 Rupaidiha UP Indo-Nepal 01.06.2023 12. Sabroom Tripura India-Bangladesh 09.03.2024 (Date of inauguration) 13. Darranga Assam India-Bhutan 08.08.2024 (taken over by LPAI) 14. Mankachar Assam India-Bangladesh 03.09.2024 (taken over by LPAI) 15. Golakganj Assam India-Bangladesh 03.09.2024 (taken over by LPAI) This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. *** RK/RR/PR/PS/SK (Release ID: 2238246) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:#fefefc"><span style="color:black">Government approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern border in 19 districts of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim, and Uttarakhand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:#fefefc"><span style="color:black">Since inception of the VVP-I, total 2662 works/projects of ₹1161.81 Crore have been sanctioned under VVP-I, MHA and under convergence by various Ministries/Department including livelihood generation, village infrastructure,</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:#fefefc"><span style="color:black">health infrastructure, way side amenities, path ways, multipurpose hall, renewable source of energy, tourism, animal husbandry &amp; dairying, agriculture &amp; allied activities, on grid power supply, school infrastructure, skilling, anganwadi centres and fisheries etc.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#fefefc; color:black; font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">112 roads and 35 LSBs worth ₹2513.35 crore to connect 135 unconnected villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand have been sanctioned under VVP-I to enhance connectivity and boost tourism.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="background-color:#fefefc; color:black; font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">Under Border Area Development Programme, 38715 projects of estimated cost ₹7935.05 crore have been completed in 16 States and 2 UTs in various sectors including