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UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN
initiative of a group of dedicated faculty members of
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
IIT Delhi
in September,
2014.
Vision
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
is
inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development
processes by
leveraging knowledge institutions
to help build the
architecture of an Inclusive India.
Mission
To
enable higher educational institutions
to work with the people of
rural India in identifying development challenges
and evolving appropriate solutions for
accelerating sustainable growth
. It also aims to
create a virtuous cycle between society and an inclusive academic system
by providing
knowledge and practices for emerging professions
and to
upgrade the capabilities of both the public and the private sectors in responding to the development needs of rural India.
Goals
To build an
understanding of the development agenda
within institutes of
Higher Education and an institutional capacity
and training relevant to national needs, especially those of rural India.
To
re-emphasize the need for field work, stake-holder interactions
and
design for societal obje
ctives as the basis of higher education.
To stress on
rigorous reporting and useful outputs as central to developing new professions.
To
provide rural India and regional agencies
with access to the
professional resources of the institutes of higher education,
especially those that have acquired academic
excellence in the field of science, engineering and technology, and management.
To
improve development outcomes as a consequence
of this research. To develop
new professions and new processes to sustain and absorb the outcomes of research.
To foster a
new dialogue within the larger community on science, society and the environment and to develop a sense of dignity and collective destiny.
Organizational Structure
Sponsoring Ministry - MoE
2.
National Steering Committee (NSC)
: for actual implementation, continuous guidance and monitoring of the programme at the national level. 3.
Coordinating Institute (CI)
:
IIT Delhi has been designated to be the Coordinating Institute (CI)
for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA).
Mentoring Institutions (MIs)
Subject Expert Groups (SEGs)
Participating Institutions (PIs)
State Nodal Officers
It aims to
link the Higher Education Institutions
with a set of
at least (5) villages,
so that these institutions can
contribute to the economic and social betterment
of these
village communities using their knowledge base
.
Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 (UBA 2.0)
upgraded version of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 1.0. UBA 2.0 was
launched in 2018
The scheme is
extended to all educational institutes; however under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0
participating institutes are selected based on the fulfillment of certain criteria.
Under this institution have been
selected on a Challenge
Mode and the scheme has been extended to
750 reputed Higher Educational Institutes
(both public and private) of the country
Objectives
Build institutional capacity
in
institutes of Higher Education in research and training
relevant to
national needs,
specially those of rural India,
Encourage Indian higher education Institutions to engage with problems of rural India
and to provide solutions for them.
Develop an academic framework for working on societal
problems, their solution, delivery,
reporting and assessment.
Re-visit where necessary the curriculum in technical education in educational and research
institutions to incorporate inclusive technologies for rural India.
Promote inter-disciplinary approach in higher educatio
n guided by live contexts.
Develop over time, research areas which have developmental significance, such as drinking water, education, health, agricultural practices, ele
ctrification, agricultural and ruralindustries cooking energy, watershed analysis.
Develop collaborations of academic institutions with key government flagship programs and
develop formal course-ware for supporting the knowledge
needs for the same
Promote networking and coordination among various science and technology based
voluntary organizations and developmental agencies
Foster collaborations between governance, knowledge institutions and local communities
Provide rural India with professional resource suppor
t from institutes of higher education, specially those that have acquired academic excellence in the field of science, engineering
and technology, and management.
To identify the b
asic developmental and productive needs of a village and find ways and
means to meet these needs
Strengthen the technical design of interventions in key sectoral areas of natural resource management such as water and soil, economic activities such as agriculture and
related production, or related to crafts and artisans, infrastructure such as housing, roads, energy.
I
dentify efficient, cost effective and sustainable developmen
t practices in the field.
Help grassroots organizations in innovating new products, and support rural entrepreneurs
to develop neighborhood solutions.
Empower co
mmunities to dialogue with knowledge institutions in order to evolve technically
sound and locally feasible
development strategies that promote self-reliance.
Facilitate convergence of development schemes, resources, various planning and implementation initiativ
es, and coordination of agencies for successful interventions and
measurable outcomes.
Duration of the Project
Duration of project shall be of
2 years.
Limit of Funding
Rs. 5 lakh
Disbursement of the Funds
90% of the grant at the start
of the
project and 10% will be released on receipt of Utilization certificate,
Statement of
Expenditure, Completion/Progress report and attested photocopies of
supporting vouchers.