Overview

• Addressing district collectors, Amit Shah directed the removal of illegal religious encroachments within at least a 30‑kilometre radius of India’s international borders.
• He outlined three pillars for the Vibrant Villages Programme: stopping outmigration, achieving 100% delivery of central and state schemes, and turning selected villages into assets for national security.
• Shah urged chief secretaries, district collectors and Central Armed Police Forces to take measures beyond the programme’s baseline to meet its objectives.
• He cited Gujarat’s clearing of encroachments along maritime and land borders and reported population gains in Arunachal border villages as early indicators of progress.
• At the workshop, the Home Minister launched the VVP logo and promoted tourism and livelihood steps such as homestays to generate employment in border areas.