Vibrant Villages Programme-II

07.04.2025

Vibrant Villages Programme-II

Why in the news?                        

The Union Cabinet recently approved the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)-II for the period 2024-2029, as a 100% centrally funded scheme.

About Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)

• Launched in 2023, the VVP is a centrally sponsored initiative aimed at the comprehensive development of villages along India’s northern border.
• The goal is to improve the quality of life for residents and enhance border security.
• The programme covers the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Objectives of the VVP:

• Improve living conditions and create livelihood opportunities in border villages.
• Strengthen border security by involving local populations as support for border forces.
• Control trans-border crime and promote the integration of border communities with the rest of the nation.

Key facts about VP-II:

• The VVP-II will be a 100% Centre-funded programme with a total outlay of ₹6,839 crore.
• It will be implemented in select strategic villages in the following states and UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, through FY 2028-29.
• Both VVP-I and VVP-II are transformative initiatives designed to make border villages self-reliant and vibrant.

                                                           Source: PIB

Consider the following statements regarding the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP):

1. It is a centrally sponsored initiative aimed at the comprehensive development of villages along India’s northern border.

2. The programme covers the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2

 Answer C