India, Feb. 4 -- People have started returning to villages in some border districts of Arunachal Pradesh under the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP), even as no formal impact assessment has been carried out to study reverse migration or related outcomes, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

In a written response, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, said that while the Centre has not undertaken any assessment on the programme's impact, the Arunachal Pradesh Government has reported people returning to the border villages of the State. "No impact assessment has been carried out. However, the Arunachal Pradesh Government has informed that people are returning to villages in the border districts of Kurung Kumey, Dibang Valley ...