Govt. to open villages along China border to tourists
2 years, 9 months ago

Govt. to open villages along China border to tourists

The Hindu  

The Union government plans to open the villages along the Chinese border for tourists under the Vibrant Village programme announced in the Union Budget 2022-23. On February 23, at a virtual meeting organised by the Rural Development Ministry, a senior MHA official said that for economic activities under the scheme, “emphasis be given on tourism and culture.” “In the Vibrant Villages programme, programmes related to livelihood generation, road connectivity, housing, rural infrastructure, renewable energy, television and broadband connections should be undertaken,” the official stated. Another government official said the Vibrant Village programme was a counter to China’s model villages but the nomenclature has been carefully chosen so as to not cause any consternation in the neighbouring country. In her Union Budget speech on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said, “Border villages with sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure often get left out from the development gains.

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Vibrant Villages: PM Modi highlights how border villages are India's 'first', welcomes representatives from over 600 villages at I-Day celebrations
1 year, 4 months ago

Vibrant Villages: PM Modi highlights how border villages are India's 'first', welcomes representatives from over 600 villages at I-Day celebrations

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today during his address from the Red Fort on the occasion of 77th Independence Day said that the villages that were known as the ‘last village of India’ are in fact the ‘first villages of India’ under the BJP government. And Vibrant Border Villages were known as the country’s last village but we changed that mindset. …

China building border defence villages 11 km from LAC in Uttarakhand, say sources
1 year, 6 months ago

China building border defence villages 11 km from LAC in Uttarakhand, say sources

India Today  

China, which is already locked in a lingering border standoff with India, has been building border defence villages adjacent to Uttarakhand, sources told India Today. The Indian Army earlier said that it was monitoring the situation along the LAC, which is the border between India and China. INDIA TO BUILD 6-KM LONG TUNNEL A six-kilometre-long tunnel will be constructed between …

People's perspective about border villages changing: PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

People's perspective about border villages changing: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said people's perspective about border villages are undergoing a big change and they now do not identify these as last but first villages of the country. In a letter to Harish Rana, the pradhan of Jaspur panchayat bordering China in Uttarakhand, Modi said these villages are strategically important and their residents are sentinels …

Under Vibrant Villages programme, 17 border villages to be developed as tourist destinations
1 year, 7 months ago

Under Vibrant Villages programme, 17 border villages to be developed as tourist destinations

The Hindu  

Tourists may soon be able to experience a nomadic festival in Ladakh, trekking trails along the Alkapuri glacier in Uttarakhand, and river rafting in Arunachal Pradesh’s Para and Kameng. The government has decided to develop 17 villages along the border with China as tourist destinations under the Vibrant Villages programme. “The Union Tourism Ministry has zeroed in on adventure tourism …

Vibrant Villages Programme along China border to be integrated with PM Gati Shakti mega project
1 year, 8 months ago

Vibrant Villages Programme along China border to be integrated with PM Gati Shakti mega project

The Hindu  

Centre’s ambitious Vibrant Villages Programme which aims to develop infrastructure and open up villages to tourists along the China border will be integrated with the Prime Minister Gati Shakti mega project. The digital platform of Gati Shakti brings 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects and allows government departments to …

Border villages can help fight Chinese build-up
1 year, 8 months ago

Border villages can help fight Chinese build-up

Hindustan Times  

India is pulling out all the stops to reach out to the “first citizens” who reside in hamlets along the India-China border. Under the Vibrant Villages Programme, nearly 3,000 villages selected along the 3,400-km-long border are set to get better infrastructure facilities, and ₹2,500 crore has been set aside to construct roads. For example, this year, China announced that construction …

India builds infra near LAC to counter China’s model villages
1 year, 8 months ago

India builds infra near LAC to counter China’s model villages

Hindustan Times  

India is developing border villages in Arunachal Pradesh as tourist hubs through a civil-military partnership as an answer to China’s so-called model villages or xiaokang close to the line of actual control, people familiar with the development said. The Arunachal Pradesh government is actively considering promoting tours to the World War II planes’ crash sites in the state, which has …

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained: How India’s Vibrant Villages scheme in Arunachal is a way to secure borders along China

Firstpost  

Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ambitious Vibrant Villages programme from Arunachal Pradesh. Now, not even land equal to ‘sui ki noke’ can be encroached,” thundered India’s Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday as he stood on stage in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kibithoo and launched the government’s ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’. Kibithoo, located in Arunachal Pradesh, is the first village to be …

China Opposes Amit Shah's Visit To Arunachal Pradesh, Sees It As Violation Of Territorial Sovereignty Border Dispute Vibrant Villages Programme
1 year, 8 months ago

China Opposes Amit Shah's Visit To Arunachal Pradesh, Sees It As Violation Of Territorial Sovereignty Border Dispute Vibrant Villages Programme

ABP News  

China on Monday opposed Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Kibithoo, a border village in Arunachal Pradesh today to launch the 'Vibrant Villages Programme', calling it a violation of Beijing's territorial sovereignty. "The Indian official's visit to Zangnan violates China's territorial sovereignty, and is not conducive to the peace and tranquility of the border situation," he asserted, as quoted …

Amit Shah in Arunachal, a week after China renamed land near Kibithoo
1 year, 8 months ago

Amit Shah in Arunachal, a week after China renamed land near Kibithoo

Hindustan Times  

A week after China renamed a piece of forest clearing north of Kibithoo in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh, Home Minister Amit Shah will be launching the “Vibrant Villages Program” at the same Kibithoo town today as part of Modi government’s efforts to link all the border villages in states sharing Line of Actual Control with China. Home Minister Amit …

PM lauds border development initiatives in Arunachal
1 year, 8 months ago

PM lauds border development initiatives in Arunachal

Deccan Chronicle  

ITANAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday lauded the development in the border areas of Mukto in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh bordering China. "A welcome development in the border areas, which will empower those living in border villages," the prime minister said. The state government has launched the ‘Golden Jubilee Border Village Illumination Programme' with a mission to construct 50 …

Govt approves ‘vibrant villages programme’ for comprehensive development of border villages
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt approves ‘vibrant villages programme’ for comprehensive development of border villages

Live Mint  

The central government has approved a centrally- The programme aims to develop the villages in 46 border blocks of 19 districts in four States and one Union Territory viz Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand and Ladakh abutting the northern border. “Initially, 662 border villages have been identified for comprehensive development on priority under the programme. State wise number of …

Arunachal developing infrastructure along international borders: Deputy CM
1 year, 9 months ago

Arunachal developing infrastructure along international borders: Deputy CM

The Hindu  

The Arunachal Pradesh Government has initiated several infrastructure development programmes in areas of the northeastern state bordering China, Bhutan, and Myanmar, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said in the Assembly on March 9. “Under the Border Area Development Programme, infrastructure has been developed in 65 model villages,” the Deputy Chief Minister said. “To address infrastructure gaps at the border, development …

Vibrant Villages Programme: Central govt approves key scheme to develop border regions
1 year, 10 months ago

Vibrant Villages Programme: Central govt approves key scheme to develop border regions

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a centrally New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a centrally Comprehensive development of villages of blocks on the northern border thus improving the quality of life of people living in identified border villages. This will help in encouraging people to stay in …

India proposes to develop 130 model villages along LAC: Lt. General Kalita
1 year, 10 months ago

India proposes to develop 130 model villages along LAC: Lt. General Kalita

The Hindu  

Observing that the situation along the Line of Actual Control in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh remains stable but unpredictable, Lt. General Rana Pratap Kalita, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command said on Friday that there was a proposal to develop 130 villages as model villages in areas along that border. The GOC-in-C Eastern Command’s remarks are crucial, as they …

Over the borderline
1 year, 11 months ago

Over the borderline

The Hindu  

The Government of India is paying special attention to the development of border villages, especially from a security perspective. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on December 29 that borders could be permanently secured only when border villages are populated by patriotic citizens who are concerned for the country. Mr. Shah asked the Border Security Force to effectively use the …

Six times more funds for improving infrastructure along China border in Arunachal: Government
2 years, 8 months ago

Six times more funds for improving infrastructure along China border in Arunachal: Government

The Hindu  

The government has allocated six times more funds for the development of infrastructure along the Sino-Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh -- from ₹42.87 crore in 2020-21 to ₹249.12 in 2021-22. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha that ₹602.30 crore has been allocated in 2021-22 and Rs 355.12 crore in 2020-21 under the Border Infrastructure …

New border development scheme to focus on making model villages
2 years, 10 months ago

New border development scheme to focus on making model villages

Hindustan Times  

The vibrant village programme, a government scheme announced in the budget proposals to improve social and financial infrastructure in remote habitations, primarily along the border with China, will be an improved version of the existing border area development programme. “Border villages with sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure often get left out from the development gains,” finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

It Takes Every Village: Budget 2022 pushes for rural self-reliance and strength
2 years, 10 months ago

It Takes Every Village: Budget 2022 pushes for rural self-reliance and strength

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: The Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for 2022-23 pushes the idea of self-reliance at a village level in many ways that could be transformative Aatmanirbhar Bharat has been the slogan of the Narendra Modi government for some time now as it has worked to build self-reliance and resilience in a pandemic-afflicted world. The Budget presented …

China builds 'xiaokang border defence village' in Arunachal: Implications for India's security
3 years, 1 month ago

China builds 'xiaokang border defence village' in Arunachal: Implications for India's security

Firstpost  

A report published by the US Department of Defence stated that Beijing had constructed a large 100-home civilian village in the northeastern state ‘sometime in 2020’ A recent report released by the United States Department of Defence has stirred up a controversy in India, putting focus on Indo-Sino tensions again. The United States Department of Defence published its ‘Report on …

From modern healthcare facilities to smart classrooms for kids, Centre plans to create model villages at LAC
3 years, 1 month ago

From modern healthcare facilities to smart classrooms for kids, Centre plans to create model villages at LAC

Firstpost  

Primarily devised to discourage an increased migration of the border population to the plains, the move assumes greater significance against the backdrop of China bringing in a new, controversial border law Swanky smart classrooms for students, modern health subcentres, a multi-sports complex and a yoga retreat—these are among the proposed features of the model villages being developed by the Arunachal …

As Ladakh Face-off Continues, China Constructs 3 Villages Near Arunachal Pradesh Border: Report
4 years ago

As Ladakh Face-off Continues, China Constructs 3 Villages Near Arunachal Pradesh Border: Report

News 18  

In a step towards restating territorial claims, China has constructed at least three villages close to the tri-junction between India, China, and Bhutan, nearly 5kms from Bum La pass in Arunachal Pradesh. “China has been using a strategy of settling Han Chinese and Tibetan members of the Communist Party along the India border to strengthen its territorial claims and escalate …

China turns new civilian settlements near LAC into military infra, satellite images reveal
4 years, 1 month ago

China turns new civilian settlements near LAC into military infra, satellite images reveal

India Today  

Beautifully constructed homes, recreational facilities and roads, all disguised as civil infrastructure near the Line of Actual Control on the Chinese side is part of the People’s Liberation Army’s new warfare tactics to enhance its military network. India Today TV has learnt that China has been adopting a policy of setting up dual-use integrated villages close to the borders that …

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