**Summary:**
This document summarizes the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs' response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1484, addressed on July 29, 2025, regarding infrastructure in high-risk border villages. The question, posed by Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, inquired about assessments conducted after "Operation Sindoor" on civilian infrastructure in villages like Bamiyal, Kalanaur, and Dera Baba Nanak, specifically concerning roads to forward posts, trauma care availability, and school protection from shelling.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai, responded that while the responsibility for local infrastructure development and maintenance rests with the respective State/UT administrations, the Government of India is committed to the welfare and development of border villages. The response highlighted the "Vibrant Villages Programme" as a Central Sector Scheme for comprehensive development in these areas, including those on the Indo-Pakistan border.
Regarding the establishment of a joint BSF-BADP Coordination Committee, the response indicated that coordination between Border Guarding Forces (BGFs), including the Border Security Force (BSF), with State Government/UT administration and district officials is already defined within the existing Border Area Development Programme (BADP) guidelines.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: A ministry of the Government of India.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa: A member of parliament who raised a question.
Operation Sindoor: An operation that prompted an assessment of civilian infrastructure in high-risk border villages.
Bamiyal, Punjab: A high-risk border village in Punjab.
Kalanaur, Punjab: A high-risk border village in Punjab.
Dera Baba Nanak, Punjab: A high-risk border village in Punjab.
Shri Nityanand Rai: Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Indo-Pakistan border: The international boundary between India and Pakistan.
Vibrant Villages Programme: A Central Sector Scheme for comprehensive development of border villages.
Border Security Force: A Border Guarding Force of India.
Border Area Development Programme: A program for the development of border areas.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1484
TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29TH JULY, 2025/ SRAVANA 7, 1947 (SAKA)
INFRASTRUCTURE IN HIGH-RISK BORDER VILLAGES
1484. SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has conducted any audit or field survey
following Operation Sindoor to assess the State of civilian infrastructure
in high-risk border villages like Bamiyal, Kalanaur and Dera Baba Nanak;
(b) if so, the findings of such assessment, particularly in regard to roads
to forward posts, availability of trauma care and protection of rural
schools from shelling; and
(c) whether the Government will establish a joint BSF–BADP Coordination
Committee to synchronise development initiatives with security logistics
in these vulnerable belts?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(SHRI NITYANAND RAI)
(a) & (b): The responsibility for development and maintenance of local
infrastructure lies with the respective State/UT administrations.
However, the Government of India remains committed to the welfare and
development of border villages including the villages on Indo-Pakistan
border and has taken many steps for the security & development of these
areas including the Vibrant Villages Programme-II as a Central Sector
Scheme for their comprehensive development.-2-
L.S.US.Q.NO 1484 FOR 29.07.2025
(c): The coordination of Border Guarding Forces (BGFs) including Border
Security Force (BSF) for habitations on Indo-Pakistan border with State
Government/ UT administration and district officials is defined in the
existing Border Area Development Programme (BADP) guidelines.
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