VIBRANT VILLAGE PROGRAM

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• The Union Home Minister has launched the Prahari app for the Border Security Force (BSF).
  • Through the app, jawans can get personal and service-related information, share information, and Information on various welfare schemes, etc
• The Minister highlighted that Indian borders can be permanently secured only when border villages are populated by patriotic citizens; he also asked the border-guarding forces to use the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP) for the development of Border area villages.
  • The Programme was announced by the Union Finance Minister in her 2022 Union Budget speech.
• The Minister stated that the border-guarding forces need to strengthen the implementation of the Vibrant Village Programme on the ground to achieve the objective of securing the Indian borders.
  • The scheme must be used to encourage tourism in border villages, to make them self-reliant and vibrant.

• The program aims to;
  • Improve infrastructure in border villages along India’s border with China.
  • Improve infrastructure in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh.
  • To construct residential and tourist centres.
  • Improve road connectivity.
  • Develop decentralized renewable energy sources.
  • Provide direct access to Doordarshan, education-related channels, and broadband connections.
  • Create employment and livelihood opportunities
  • Reduce poverty and ensure socio-economic development.
• Existing schemes will be converged and their outcomes will be defined and monitored constantly.

Must Read: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/india-china-border-issue

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