Jammu- A comprehensive roadmap has been prepared for the focused development of 124 strategic villages across 43 border blocks in eight districts under the second phase of the Vibrant Villages Programme in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday.

The information was shared at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo here to assess the progress and implementation of the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) in the Union territory, an official spokesman said.

He said a robust institutional framework has been established with the designation of nodal departments and officers at the UT and district levels, along with the constitution of screening committees by the General Administration Department (GAD).

The programme covers the border districts of Baramulla, Bandipora and Kup

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