Ministry of Home Affairs press release · 17 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF BORDER VILLAGES

PRID2241341 MinistryMinistry of Home Affairs Released17 March 2026 Reading9 min

Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 5:28PM by PIB Delhi 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 forcreation ofopportunitiesfor 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. 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 ofvillages tobe connected Arunachal Pradesh 105 roads+ 27 LSBs 1022 2361.82 125 Sikkim 3 roads+8 LSBs 19 96.33 3 Uttarakhand 4 roads 20.76 55.20 7 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 Lok Sabha. **** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241341) Visitor Counter : 457 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Home Affairs ENHANCE THE VIBRANCY OF BORDER VILLAGES Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 5:28PM by PIB Delhi 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 forcreation ofopportunitiesfor 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. 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 ofvillages tobe connected Arunachal Pradesh 105 roads+ 27 LSBs 1022 2361.82 125 Sikkim 3 roads+8 LSBs 19 96.33 3 Uttarakhand 4 roads 20.76 55.20 7 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 Lok Sabha. **** RK/PR/PS (Release ID: 2241341) Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on 15th 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 forcreation ofopportunitiesfor 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.   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: <div> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> Sl.No. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Name of States/UT </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> Total number of activities conducted upto 28th February, 2026 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> 1. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Arunachal Pradesh </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> 2971 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> 2. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Himachal Pradesh </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> 1019 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> 3. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Ladakh (UT) </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> 2221 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> 4. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Sikkim </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> 534 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:52.7pt"> 5. </td> <td style="width:150.95pt"> Uttarakhand </td> <td style="width:252.0pt"> 1885 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>   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: <div> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:120.8pt"> States </td> <td style="width:123.1pt"> No of Roads and LSBs sanctioned </td> <td style="width:62.2pt"> Road length (In Km) </td> <td style="width:85.15pt"> Projects cost (₹in crore) </td> <td style="width:100.6pt"> No ofvillages tobe connected </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:120.8pt"> Arunachal Pradesh </td> <td style="width:123.1pt"> 105 roads+         27 LSBs </td> <td style="width:62.2pt"> 1022 </td> <td style="width:85.15pt"> 2361.82 </td> <td style="width:100.6pt"> 125 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:120.8pt"> Sikkim </td> <td style="width:123.1pt"> 3 roads+8 LSBs </td> <td style="width:62.2pt"> 19 </td> <td style="width:85.15pt"> 96.33 </td> <td style="width:100.6pt"> 3 </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:120.8pt"> Uttarakhand </td> <td style="width:123.1pt"> 4 roads </td> <td style="width:62.2pt"> 20.76 </td> <td style="width:85.15pt"> 55.20 </td> <td style="width:100.6pt"> 7 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>   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 Lok Sabha.    **** RK/PR/PS " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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