Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 10 and 11. The Union Home Minister will launch the Vibrant Villages Programme in Kibithoo, a village near the India-China border.
Amit Shah To Visit Arunachal Pradesh
According to a home ministry statement, the government of India has approved the Vibrant Villages Programme under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with central components of Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore exclusively for road connectivity for the financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26.
The Vibrant Villages Programme is a centrally sponsored scheme that has identified 2,967 villages for comprehensive development in 46 blocks of 19 districts along the northern border in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Ladakh.
662 villages, including 455 in Andhra Pradesh, have been identified for priority coverage in the first phase. The Vibrant Villages Programme will encourage people to stay at their native locations.