Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia: Commitment to Connect ‘Vibrant Villages’ of the Northeast and Remote Areas

• Lok Sabha statement (11 Feb 2026) by Union Minister of Communications & DoNER, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on saturating mobile/4G/5G connectivity in remote, border and Northeast villages.
• Connects three policy strands: Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP), 4G Saturation Scheme, and the new Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) — operationalised under the Telecommunications Act, 2023.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (governance, border-area development) and GS-III (digital infrastructure, ICT, internal security via border connectivity).