New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with contributors of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026 by way of video conferencing and recalled his go to to Himachal Pradesh’s Chango area, situated alongside the border, throughout Diwali in 2016.
During the interplay, PM Modi recalled his 2016 go to to Himachal Pradesh’s Chango area, situated proper alongside the border, highlighting that he visits the border each Diwali to satisfy troopers stationed within the space.
‘I go to the border each Diwali to satisfy our soldier brothers. It is a coincidence that in 2016, I visited the Chango area, situated proper alongside the border throughout Diwali…’ stated PM Modi.
Sharing expertise of visiting Chango village, Nikita, a participant of the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme 2026, recalled her interactions with native communities who lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led developmental insurance policies within the space.
She asserted that the village underwent a serious transformation owing to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, which supplied sturdy roads to the area. She added that residents now have entry to family faucet water connections beneath the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Nikita additional talked about that locals expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister for the Ayushman Bharat scheme, because the scheme made individuals’s lives simpler within the village.
‘When I traveled to Chango, I had ready myself primarily based on what I had seen in on-line reels–thinking there could be no cellular community or electrical energy. But after I really set out and noticed the towering mountains and the well-constructed, sturdy roads winding alongside the steep slopes, I used to be amazed. I spoke to the locals and requested how this got here to be; they advised me that none of this existed earlier than and so they used to face nice hardships. This transformation grew to become attainable due to the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. They additionally talked about that beforehand, they did not have piped consuming water at dwelling, however now, due to our Prime Minister and the Jal Jeevan Mission, they’ve entry to consuming water proper of their properties. Furthermore, they stated that there’s round the clock electrical energy and community connectivity right here and so they stated due to the Prime Minister, the Ayushman Bharat scheme has boosted our confidence concerning healthcare and made our lives simpler…’ stated Nikita.
Additonally, PM Modi additionally praised the functioning of the ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ (MY Bharat) platform, emphasising that crores of younger individuals throughout the nation are related to this platform.
Praising the youth of the nation, PM Modi asserted that contributors of the MY Bharat platform have demonstrated their functionality in varied programmes, together with the ‘Viksit Bharat’ dialogue and the ‘Vibrant Village’ programme.
‘Today’s occasion is actually particular. Young individuals from round 250 districts nationwide are collaborating on this program. I prolong my greetings to you all. A couple of years in the past, we launched the ‘Mera Yuva Bharat’ (MY Bharat) platform. Today, crores of younger individuals throughout the nation are related to it, and MY Bharat volunteers are doing commendable work nationwide. From the ‘Viksit Bharat’ dialogue to the ‘Vibrant Village’ program, you’ve gotten all demonstrated your capabilities admirably. During the ‘Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue,’ I shared an concept with the youth. The concept was: why should not younger individuals step out onto the ground–moving past digital mediums–to uncover India, join with it, expertise life in India, and actually perceive the nation? It is barely by visiting villages that one realises the immense aspirations for improvement that exist there,’ stated PM Modi.
Meanwhile, the Viksit Vibrant Village Programme, applied by way of MY Bharat, was conceptualised to understand the Prime Minister’s imaginative and prescient of treating India’s border villages as the primary villages of the nation and making them energetic companions within the journey in direction of Viksit Bharat.
The programme was organised in two phases from June 4 to June 30, which lined 74 vibrant villages throughout Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Over 400 youth contributors, representing each State and Union Territory, have been chosen by way of a nationwide on-line quiz competitors that witnessed participation from greater than three lakh youth.
As a part of the programme, contributors lived with native communities and undertook actions equivalent to Swachhta drives, consciousness campaigns on Government schemes, Yuva Sammelans, cultural alternate programmes, tree plantation drives, Mini Model Panchayat simulations, interactions with native artisans and visits to establishments of strategic significance.
The programme supplied contributors with first-hand publicity to the socio-economic panorama, cultural heritage and developmental aspirations of India’s frontier areas, whereas fostering group participation, nationwide integration and a deeper understanding of the strategic significance of border villages. (ANI)