Cabinet approves Vibrant Villages Programme-II with Rs 6,839 crore outlay
The Union Cabinet approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) on 4 April 2025 as a fully Centre-funded scheme with an outlay of Rs 6,839 crore for villages along international land borders other than the Northern border.
Summary
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) on 4 April 2025 as a Central Sector Scheme with 100% Centre funding, for financial years 2024-25 to 2028-29. With a total outlay of Rs 6,839 crore, VVP-II will develop select strategic villages in blocks abutting international land borders, other than the Northern border already covered under VVP-I, in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. It will fund village infrastructure, value chain development, border-specific outreach, SMART classes and tourism circuits, based on Village Action Plans. All-weather road connectivity will come under the already approved PMGSY-IV, and a High-Powered Committee chaired by the Cabinet Secretary will consider relaxations in scheme guidelines for border areas.
Key facts
- Approved
- Union Cabinet, 4 April 2025
- Type
- Central Sector Scheme, 100% Centre funding
- Outlay
- Rs 6,839 crore, FY 2024-25 to 2028-29
- Coverage
- Villages along international land borders other than the Northern border (VVP-I)
- States/UTs
- 17, from Arunachal Pradesh to West Bengal
- Roads
- All-weather connectivity under PMGSY-IV
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the total outlay of the Vibrant Villages Programme-II approved by the Union Cabinet on 4 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Rs 6,839 crore
PIB (Cabinet): VVP-II has a total outlay of Rs 6,839 crore till FY 2028-29.
The Vibrant Villages Programme-II has been approved as a:
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Correct answer: B — Central Sector Scheme with 100% Centre funding
PIB (Cabinet): the Cabinet approved VVP-II as a Central Sector Scheme (100% Centre funding).
Consider the following about the Vibrant Villages Programme-II: 1. It covers villages along international land borders other than the Northern border covered under VVP-I. 2. All-weather road connectivity for these villages will be provided under PMGSY-IV. 3. It will run till FY 2030-31. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Cabinet): VVP-II covers ILB villages other than the Northern border already under VVP-I, and road connectivity will come under PMGSY-IV. It runs for FY 2024-25 to 2028-29, so statement 3 is wrong.