About:
- Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 is the second stage of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
- Background: It was launched by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) in April 2018.
- Objectives: To use the knowledge base of the Premier Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of the country to ensure rural development.
- Working: Under this each selected institute would adopt a cluster of villages/panchayats. Institutes will then carry out studies to assess the local problems and then use technology to improve the implementation of various government schemes.
Salient features of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0:
- Institutions have been selected in a Challenge Mode.
- The scheme has been extended to 750 reputed Higher Educational Institutes (both public and private) of the country.
- IIT Delhi has been designated as the National Coordinating Institute for this programme.
- Major Areas of Intervention: There are two major domains, (1) human development and (2) material (economic) development.
Present status:
- Under “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan” scheme, 688 institutes selected in the phase-1 are involved in various activities aimed to enrich rural India.
- Now, in the next phase, on a challenge mode, 840 Institutions have been selected and will be part of UBA 2.0.
