Govt okays 2nd section of Vibrant Villages Programme of Rs 7k cr; to cowl villages bordering Bangladesh, Myanmar | India Information – The Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday authorized second section of Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) for subsequent 5 years with an outlay of round Rs 7,000 crore. The second section will cowl villages, together with those near the borders of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Sources mentioned the second section of the scheme will cowl border villages throughout 15 states and two UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The programme has been a runaway success specializing in enhancing infrastructure and creating the livelihood of the locals. It focuses on encouraging individuals to remain of their native villages in border areas to reverse the migration from these villages including to improved safety of the border.
The primary section of VVP authorized in February 2023 for 4 years had an outlay of Rs 4,800 crore and it covers 19 districts and 46 border blocks in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and UT of Ladakh. It covers 663 villages and focuses on 100% saturation of central and state govt schemes.
This can assist in encouraging individuals to remain of their native areas in border areas and reversing the outmigration from these villages including to improved safety of the border.
The government additionally authorized 4 railway line tasks with a complete size of 650 km, which is able to enhance connectivity and speed up financial actions in these areas. The tasks are Kharsia to Naya Raipur and Godia to Chanda Fort in Chhattisgarh and multi-tracking of Sambalpur-Jarapada and Jharsuguda-Sason corridors in Odisha.