Overview

• District collectors were directed to remove all illegal encroachments within at least 30 kilometres of the international border, including unauthorized religious structures.
• Senior officials and security forces were told to treat demographic change as a security issue, prevent out‑migration from border villages, and tighten coordination under VVP‑2.
• The government plans to scale local procurement and jobs in border villages, citing ITBP’s purchases in Arunachal Pradesh and urging cooperatives and homestays tied to CAPFs and the Army.
• Shah praised Gujarat for clearing encroachments along land and maritime borders and pointed to rising populations in several Arunachal border villages as early evidence of reverse migration.
• Phase two of the Vibrant Villages Programme is being operationalised following an April allocation of ₹6,839 crore through FY 2028–29 with a shift toward security‑oriented administration.