Union Home Minister Amit Shah started the ‘Vibrant Villages Project’ in Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh, on Monday, saying that “no one can encroach even pin’s tip worth of our land” and that “no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us”
The Home Minister stated that no one can cast an “evil eye” on India today since the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the Indian Army patrol the borders.
“The entire country can sleep peacefully in their homes today because our ITBP jawans and Army is working day & night on our borders. Today, we can proudly say that no one has the power to cast an evil eye on us,” Shah said while addressing the occasion.
“Today, we say with pride that gone are the days when anybody could encroach on India’s land. Today, we can proudly say that no one can encroach even a tip of a pin’s worth of our land because ITBP and Indian Army are present at our borders. I salute the sacrifices of all the jawans. Whosoever came to encroach the land here in 1962 had to return because of your patriotism,” he added.
He said that the Modi government’s Look East strategy has expedited progress in the Northeast, and that the region is now contributing to the country’s development.
“Before 2014, the entire Northeast region was known as a disturbed region but in the last 9 years, because of PM Modi’s ‘Look East’ policy, Northeast is now considered an area which contributes to the development of the country,” he said.
Kibithu, according to the Home Minister, is India’s first village, not its last.
“Kibithoo is India’s first village & not the last village. Earlier when people visited here, they used to say “I had gone to the last village of the country, but today, I’ll say that I visited the first village of India,” he said.
The Government of India, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the VVP with central components totaling Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore specifically for road connectivity for the fiscal years 2022-23 to 2025-26.
The VVP is a centrally funded scheme that has identified 2,967 villages in 46 blocks of 19 districts along the northern border in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh, for comprehensive development.
In the first phase, 662 villages for priority coverage were identified, including 455 villages in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Government of India, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the VVP with central components totaling Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore specifically for road connectivity for the fiscal years 2022-23 to 2025-26.
The VVP is a centrally funded scheme that has identified 2,967 villages in 46 blocks of 19 districts along the northern border in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh, as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh, for comprehensive development.
In the first phase, 662 villages for priority coverage were identified, including 455 villages in Arunachal Pradesh.
The VVP will help to improve the quality of life of people living in border villages and encourage them to stay in their communities.
