VIBRANT VILLAGE PROGRAMME – GOVERNMENT SCHEME
News:
Cabinet Committee clears
new ITBP battalions
What's
in the news?
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Endeavouring to bolster the social and
security framework along the China border, the Union Cabinet approved raising
seven new battalions of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) with an outlay of
Rs 4,800 crore under the Vibrant Villages Programme to stop migration and boost
tourism in villages along the border.
Vibrant
Village Programme:
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The Vibrant Village programme was
announced in the Union Budget 2022-23.
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The concept of the Vibrant Villages
programme (VVP) is to improve the living conditions for the people living close
to the Line of Actual Control (LAC)
i.e. the borderline between China and India in the western sector of the
borderland between India’s Ladakh and China.
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It will cover villages along India's
border with China, with sparse populations especially in states like Himachal
Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh that are usually left out.
Nodal
Ministry: Ministry of Rural
Development.
Period: Financial years
2022-23 to 2025-26.
Features:
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It also endeavours to provide for development of villages on the northern
border with an endeavour to improve the quality of life of the people
residing there.
Significance:
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The initiative intends to develop a
strategy for improving the
infrastructure of the communities at LAC and establishing road connections.
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Upgradation
of housing facilities and prevention of migration.
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As part of the programme, residential and
tourism centres will be created.
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Creation of decentralized renewable energy sources.
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Provisions of direct access to Doordarshan
and educational channels.
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Creation of social and economic
infrastructure, thereby supporting livelihoods of people in border areas.