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What does the Vibrant Villages Programme aim to achieve for border areas, which states does it cover, and what are its objectives?

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday urged people to visit Kibithoo -- "India's first village" -- in Arunachal Pradesh to enjoy its natural beauty and take inspiration from its history. Shah visited and stayed overnight in Kibithoo, which is India's eastern most forward post, along the border with China, on April 10.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the youth of the country to visit border villages as part of the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP).

A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh and China objecting to it claiming the State is its part, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday said, “We completely reject it.” Making India’s position clear, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said here,

Braving all odds, Amit Shah paid a visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a first by an incumbent Union Home Minister. While the visit is a morale booster for the armed forces guarding and fending off untoward forces; it also demonstrates Shah’s leadership qual

Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ambitious Vibrant Villages programme from Arunachal Pradesh. While the overall objective of the scheme is to develop the areas along the borders, it also has tactical and military significance and is aimed at countering China along the Line of Actual Control

India’s powerful home minister on Monday visited a Himalayan frontier state that China claims as part of its territory to launch a 48-billion-rupee ($585

Within a week of China announcing “invented” names for 11 places in Arunachal Pradesh and calling the Indian State “southern part of Tibet”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Kibithoo border village in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday in a clear message to Beijing. Shah said no one can dare

‘In 1962, whoever came to encroach this land had to return because of the patriotic people living here,’ the home minister said in response to the objection.

Beijing: China on Monday criticised Home Minister Amit Shahs visit to Arunachal Pradesh, stating that it violated Chinese sovereignty over the area, a claim outrightly dismissed by India. Home Minister Shah on Monday launched ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ from Kibithoo, the border village of Arunachal Pradesh and India’s easternmost place.