Read or download the official PDF of this gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 12th August 2026. Classified under Press Release.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has detailed the implementation and expansion of the Vibrant Villages Programme, aimed at the comprehensive development of villages abutting India’s international borders.
Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I)
Approval Date: February 15, 2023.
Classification: Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Scope: Development of select villages across 46 blocks along the northern border.
Progress to Date: 2,906 projects have been sanctioned through the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and departmental convergence, with ₹959.66 crore released to date.
Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II)
Approval Date: April 2, 2025.
Classification: Central Sector Scheme.
Financial Outlay: ₹6,839 crores allocated until the Financial Year 2028-29.
Scope: Comprehensive development of 1,954 select villages across 334 blocks abutting International Land Borders (ILBs) not covered under VVP-I.
Geographic Coverage: Includes blocks in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
Objective: To address unique area-specific challenges through targeted strategies.
Governance and Implementation
To ensure effective implementation, the Central Government has approved a High-Powered Committee (HPC). This committee is authorized to grant relaxations in the schematic guidelines of various ministry schemes for border villages.
HPC Membership: Chaired by the Cabinet Secretary; includes the Home Secretary, Secretary (Border Management), Secretary (Expenditure), and Secretaries of the concerned Ministries/Departments.
Official Source
This information was formally provided by Shri Nityanand Rai, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on August 12, 2026. (Release ID: 2298329).
Key Entities Referenced
Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II): A Central Sector Scheme approved for the comprehensive development of 1954 select villages abutting International Land Borders across 17 States/UTs.
High-Powered Committee (HPC): A committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary approved to undertake relaxations in schematic guidelines for effective implementation of VVP-II.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary ministry responsible for sanctioning projects and overseeing the implementation of the Vibrant Villages Programmes.
Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I): A precursor Centrally Sponsored Scheme focused on the comprehensive development of select villages abutting the northern border.
International Land Borders (ILBs): The central geographic scope of the policy, encompassing 334 blocks in 17 States and Union Territories including Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, and West Bengal.
Ministry of Home Affairs
VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME–II
प्रव तथ: 12 AUG 2026 4:46PM by PIB Delhi
Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-I (VVP-I) as Centrally Sponsored Scheme
on 15th February, 2023 for comprehensive development of select villages in 46 blocks abutting northern
border in the States/UT of Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim and Uttarakhand.
Central Government has approved Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as Central Sector Scheme on
02nd April, 2025 with a total outlay of ₹6839 crores till the Financial Year 2028-29 for the comprehensive
development of 1954 select villages located in 334 blocks abutting the International Land Borders (ILBs)
other than the northern border already covered under VVP-I in the States/UTs of Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir (UT), Ladakh (UT), Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,
Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal for addressing the
unique and specific challenges warranting area-specific strategies.
2906 projects have been sanctioned under VVP-I by MHA and through convergence by Central
Ministries/Departments. ₹959.66 crore has been released to States/UT under VVP-I till date.
A High-Powered Committee (HPC) under the chairmanship of the Cabinet Secretary, Home Secretary,
Secretary (Border Management), Secretary (Expenditure) and Secretary of the concerned
Ministry/Department as the members has been approved by Central Government to undertake relaxations
in schematic guidelines of schemes of various ministries for effective implementation in border villages
under VVP-II.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written
reply to a question in the the Rajya Sabha.
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