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Creating best facilities for border villages a priority, says Amit Shah
The Morning Standard
|November 11, 2023
AS the border villages are the first line of defence for the country, it is important to prioritise the development of these villages and provide them with best facilities for effective border security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stressed on Friday.
Addressing soldiers during the 62nd Foundation Day of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Seemadwar in Dehradun, Shah highlighted that if the border villages are unpopulated and empty, maintaining the security of the borders will become difficult. In such a scenario, being the "first villages" of the country, they should also be made "first" in terms of facilities, he said.
"About 168 villages will be connected with roads in a year and electricity and essential infrastructure will also be made available," Shah said, adding, "Before 2014,
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