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Unnat Bharat Programme 2.0
Why in the news ?
- The Government has recently launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0, which is the phase-2 of scheme.
- It covers 750 Higher Educational Institutes.
- Unnat Bharat Abhiyan aims to link the Higher Education Institutions with villages.
- These institutions can contribute to the economic and social betterment of these village communities using their knowledge base.
- 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.
- It also aims to create a virtuous cycle between the society and an inclusive university system, with the latter providing knowledge base; practices for emerging livelihoods and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private sectors
- Currently 688 Institutions covering 33 States/UT’s are participating under the scheme.
- Objective of the scheme :
(i) To engage the faculty and students of Higher Educational Institutions in understanding rural realities;
(ii) Identify and select existing innovative technologies, enable customization of technologies, or devise implementation methods for innovative solutions, as required by people; and
(iii) To allow Higher Educational Institutions to contribute to devising systems for smooth implementation of various Government Programs.
Source
PIB