Vibrant Villages 2.0

Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) Approved: The Union Cabinet approved VVP-II for FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 with a total outlay of ₹6,839 crore.

Central Sector Scheme: VVP-II is a 100% centrally funded scheme.

Expanded Coverage: It covers villages along international land borders (ILBs), excluding the northern border areas already covered under VVP-I, across 17 States/UTs which include Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, J&K (UT), Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Objectives: To improve living conditions, create livelihood opportunities, ensure border security, control trans-border crime, and integrate the border population with the nation.

Focus Areas: Infrastructure development, value chain development, border-specific outreach, education infrastructure (SMART classes), tourism circuits, and sustainable livelihood creation.

Implementation: Village Action Plans are prepared collaboratively, tailored to specific state and village needs. PMGSY-IV will provide all-weather road connectivity.

Convergence: Aims to saturate villages with existing individual and household welfare schemes and achieve saturation in all-weather road connectivity, telecom, television connectivity and electrification through convergence under existing scheme norms.

Vibrancy Enhancement: Activities such as fairs, festivals, awareness camps, and visits by government officials will boost tourism and promote local culture.

Technology Integration: Leverages technology and information databases like PM Gati Shakti for effective project implementation.

Transformative Initiative: VVP-II, along with VVP-I, aims to make border villages self-reliant and vibrant.