Vibrant Village Programme

VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME (VVP) ,a Centrally Sponsored Scheme announced in the Union Budget 2022 envisages coverage of border villages on Northern Border having sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure. It was launched by the Hon’ble Union Home Minister, at Kibithoo – a remote village, near the India-Tibet border on 10th April 2023.
• The programme covers 46 blocks in 19 districts of abutting northern border in the four States of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and one UT namely UT of Ladakh.
• 662 villages have been identified in Northern Border across 4 states and one UT on priority basis out of which 455 villages across 11 districts are in Arunachal Pradesh .
• The programme envisages focused areas of interventions in the select villages for creation of opportunities for 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, housing & village infrastructures, 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.