Skill Ministry reviews Vibrant Villages skilling; 74 proposals sanctioned for border villages
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship held a capacity-building and review workshop on the Vibrant Villages Programme in New Delhi on 21 April 2026, having sanctioned 74 skilling proposals so far.
Summary
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) held a capacity-building and review workshop under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP), themed 'Viksit Gaon for Viksit Bharat', at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 April 2026. The VVP is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Home Affairs to develop 662 border villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Ladakh as self-reliant, well-connected 'first villages' of the country. MSDE examines skilling proposals received from MHA, maps them to schemes, sanctions and monitors them, and handles assessment and certification through the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH). It has sanctioned 74 skill development proposals under the programme so far.
Key facts
- Workshop
- Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, 21 April 2026; theme 'Viksit Gaon for Viksit Bharat'
- Programme owner
- Ministry of Home Affairs (Vibrant Villages Programme)
- Coverage
- 662 villages in Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Ladakh
- Skilling proposals sanctioned
- 74
- Certification
- Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Vibrant Villages Programme, reviewed at an MSDE workshop in April 2026, is a flagship initiative of which ministry?
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Correct answer: C — Ministry of Home Affairs
The Vibrant Villages Programme is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Consider the following statements about the Vibrant Villages Programme as described by MSDE in April 2026: 1. It aims to develop 662 villages as 'first villages' across Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Ladakh. 2. Assessment and certification of skilling under it is done through the Skill India Digital Hub. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the programme covers 662 villages in those five states/UTs, and MSDE facilitates assessment and certification through the Skill India Digital Hub.