Shah to launch special programme in village along China border


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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 10 and 11 and, among others, launch the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) in Kibithoo, a village along the border with China. “The Central government has approved the VVP with Central components of Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore exclusively for road connectivity for financial years 2022-23 to 2025-26,” the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated on Saturday. It stated in a release, “The VVP is a centrally sponsored scheme under which 2,967 villages in 46 blocks of 19 districts abutting the northern border in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand...