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Vibrant Village | NATION

The Nation’s

First Villages:
India’s Border
Villages
The 'Viksit Vibrant
Village Program,'
implemented
through 'MY
PM Modi’s Virtual Interaction with Participants Bharat,' is designed
to realize the Prime
5,000+ 2.30+ Minister's vision of
recognizing India's
'MY Bharat' volunteers crore young people have border villages
from 245 districts benefited from ‘MY Bharat’ as the nation's
across the country initiatives, while 2.86 lakh "first villages" and
participated virtually in youths participated in a making them active
the event. nationwide quiz. participants in the

403 volunteers were selected to journey towards a
developed India.
visit border villages.

Organized in 2 Phases A Range of Activities Under Program
The Viksit Vibrant Village Under the Viksit Vibrant Village Program 2026,
Program 2026 was conducted participants lived with local communities and engaged
in two phases from June 4 to in various activities, such as cleanliness drives,
June 30, 2026. It encompassed awareness campaigns on government schemes, youth
74 ‘Vibrant Villages’ across conclaves, cultural exchange programs, plantation
Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, drives, 'Mini Panchayat' model simulations, interactions
and Uttarakhand. More with local artisans, and visits to institutions of strategic
than 400 young participants, importance. The program provided participants with
representing each state and firsthand experience of the socio-economic landscape,
union territory, were selected cultural heritage, and developmental aspirations
through a nationwide online quiz of India's border regions. It also fostered a deeper
competition in which over three understanding of community participation, national
lakh youths participated. unity, and the strategic significance of border villages.

Tourism is also flourishing in border Furthermore, the Vibrant Village Program is
areas. Villages that had become desolate accelerating this development in border vil-
are once again bustling with activity. Girls lages. During the event, PM Modi reiterated
are attending schools and colleges. An his firm belief that India’s youth are destined
environment conducive to quality educa- to shape the world of the 21st century; this
tion and good earnings is being fostered. is their true destiny. n

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