The Union Cabinet approved the second phase of the 'Vibrant Village Program' initiated for the overall development of villages located along international borders on April 4, 2025.
Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet approved the second phase of this program (VVP-2) as a centrally funded scheme with 100% financing.
This program reinforces the commitment to the vision of 'Developed India 2047' for 'Secure, Protected and Vibrant Land Borders'.
Its objective is to ensure prosperous and secure borders, control cross-border crime, and provide the bordering population with sufficient livelihood opportunities to obtain border-related sensitive information and improve their living standards.
With a total budget of 6,839 crores, this program will be implemented by the fiscal year 2028-29 in selected strategically important villages of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal states/union territories.
