New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Central Government has approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) as a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs 6,839 crore till the financial year 2028-29 for the comprehensive development of 1,954 select villages located along India's international land borders.

This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.

According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, VVP-II was approved on April 2, 2025, and covers 1,954 villages in 334 blocks across 17 States and Union Territories.

The programme covers villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Naga...