VVP-II builds upon the foundation laid by the first phase, VVP-I, which targeted border villages along the northern frontier.
- This initiative highlights India's commitment to Viksit Bharat@2047, ensuring safe, secure, and self-sufficient land borders.
About Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II)
- Type: Central Sector Scheme with 100% Centre funding (unlike VVP-I, which was Centrally Sponsored).
- Coverage: Strategic villages along international land borders (ILBs) across 17 states/UTs (excluding northern border blocks covered under VVP-I (2023-24)).
- Objective: Improve living conditions, provide livelihood opportunities, control trans-border crime, and integrate populations as 'eyes and ears' for internal security.
Key Features of VVP-II
- Infrastructure Development: Investments in roads, housing, sanitation, drinking water, and SMART classrooms, with all-weather road connectivity under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (MGSY-IV).
- Value Chain & Livelihood Development: Support for cooperatives, SHGs, and border-specific outreach activities to create sustainable livelihoods.
- Welfare Scheme Convergence: Implement existing welfare schemes in the identified villages, ensuring full coverage under the convergence model.
- Cultural & Tourism Promotion: Organizing fairs, festivals, awareness camps, and national day celebrations to boost tourism and promote local heritage.
- PM Gati Shakti: Shall be used for effective implementation of the project.