Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP): Government Approves 111 Road Projects with ₹2,481.93 Crore Outlay

Exam-focused facts from the 2 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP), the government approved 111 road projects to connect 134 unconnected villages along the India-China border.
The approved road projects have a total cost of ₹2,481.93 crore.
VVP has extended 4G connectivity to 528 villages, piped water supply to 625 villages, and electricity to 621 villages through on-grid or off-grid arrangements.
Fresh funding has been provided under VVP for better schools, mobile medical units in Arunachal Pradesh, and new projects to strengthen power supply.