NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah, who on Saturday reviewed the implementation of the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme‘ (VVP) aimed at accelerated and integrated development of villages bordering China, stressed the need to create job opportunities for their residents, have local agricultural and handicraft products sourced by cooperatives, and maximise use of green energy in them .
Chairing the meeting on VVP, attended by Union home secretary and ITBP DG, Shah said the Narendra Modi govt is committed to the all-round development of the border villages by increasing their connectivity with the rest of India, thus preventing out-migration by their residents.
Shah, who is also the minister of cooperation, said that Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army deployed around the border villages should encourage purchase of local agricultural and handicraft products through cooperatives. He underlined that the healthcare facilities of Army and CAPFs should be regularly made available to benefit the residents of nearby villages. He stressed upon maximum use of solar energy and other renewable sources of energy like windmills etc in these villages.
PM Modi prefers to call the border villages as ‘first villages’, a change from the past when they were referred to as ‘last villages’. VVP was launched in Feb last year in a bid to win over the hearts and confidence of border residents, who form the first line of defence against any border transgressions or war.
Chairing the meeting on VVP, attended by Union home secretary and ITBP DG, Shah said the Narendra Modi govt is committed to the all-round development of the border villages by increasing their connectivity with the rest of India, thus preventing out-migration by their residents.
Shah, who is also the minister of cooperation, said that Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Army deployed around the border villages should encourage purchase of local agricultural and handicraft products through cooperatives. He underlined that the healthcare facilities of Army and CAPFs should be regularly made available to benefit the residents of nearby villages. He stressed upon maximum use of solar energy and other renewable sources of energy like windmills etc in these villages.
PM Modi prefers to call the border villages as ‘first villages’, a change from the past when they were referred to as ‘last villages’. VVP was launched in Feb last year in a bid to win over the hearts and confidence of border residents, who form the first line of defence against any border transgressions or war.
