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Govt. to boost infrastructure in areas along China border
Why it is news?
- To ramp up infrastructure along the China border, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to spend 10% funds of a Centrally sponsored scheme only on projects in Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim.
About Border Area Development Program:
- Implementing Ministry: Department of Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs has been implementing through the State Governments as part of a comprehensive approach to Border Management.
- Aim: To meet the special development needs of the people living in remote and inaccessible areas situated near the international border and to saturate the border areas with the essential infrastructure through convergence of Central/State/BADP/Local schemes and participatory approach.