Shah stresses on need to provide employment opportunities in border areas

PTI, Jul 13, 2024, 5:17 PM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday stressed the need to provide employment opportunities to residents of border villages and increase connectivity to prevent migration from such remote areas.

Reviewing the implementation of the “Vibrant Villages Programme” (VVP) at a high-level meeting here, Shah directed all concerned to continue the efforts being made by senior ministers and officials to better understand the issues of border villages under the special initiative taken by the central government.

During the meeting, the home minister said the Narendra Modi government is committed to the all-round development of the border villages.