What is Vibrant Village Programme?

Vibrant Village Programme is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with an objective of comprehensive development of villages and blocks on the northern border, thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.

What is Vibrant Village Programme?

About Vibrant Village Programme:

  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented over the financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26.
  • Objective:
    • Comprehensive development of villages and blocks on the northern border, thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages.
    • This will help in encouraging people to stay in their native locations in border areas and reversing the outmigration from these villages, adding to improved security of the border
  • The programmme will provide funds for the development of essential infrastructure and the creation of livelihood opportunities in 2967 villages in 19 Districts and 46 Border blocks of 4 states and 1 UT along the northern land border of the country: Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and the UT of Ladakh.
  • The programme envisages focused areas of intervention in the select villages for the creation of opportunities for livelihood generation through promotion of tourism and cultural heritage, skill development and entrepreneurship, and development of cooperative societies, including agriculture/horticulture, cultivation of medicinal plants/herbs etc.
  • Interventions also include providing road connectivity to unconnected villages, housing and village infrastructures, energy including renewable energy, television and telecom connectivity.
  • Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by the district administration with the help of Gram Panchayats, and 100 % saturation of Central and state schemes will be ensured.
  • There will be no overlap with the Border Area Development Programme.

Q1: What is the Border Area Development Programme (BADP)?

The main objective of the BADP is to meet the special developmental needs and well-being of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the International Boundary (IB) and to provide the border areas with essential infrastructure by convergence of BADS/other Central/State/UT/Local Schemes and through a participatory approach especially in six thematic areas – Basic Infrastructure, Health Infrastructure, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development.

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