a) whether Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 is different from the first edition of Unnat Bharat
Abhiyan and it is upgraded than it;
b) the main objectives thereof;
c) whether the said scheme has been extended to educational institutes;
d) if so, the State-wise details thereof including West Bengal, Gujarat and Bihar; and
e) the manner in which it has been beneficial for rural India?
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL ‘NISHANK’)
a) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 is the upgraded version of UBA 1.0.
b) The main objectives of UBA are as under:
i) To engage the faculty and students of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in
identifying development issues in rural areas and finding sustainable solutions for
the same.
ii) Identify & select existing innovative technologies, enable customisation of
technologies, or devise implementation method for innovative solutions, as required
by the people.
iii) To allow HEIs to contribute to devising systems for smooth implementation of
various Government programmes.
c) & d) The scheme is extended to all educational institutes; however under UBA 2.0
Participating institutes are selected based on the fulfillment of certain criteria. The details of
Participating Institutions and adopted villages in state of West Bengal, Gujarat and Bihar are
as under:-
<pre>
State Number of Participating
Institutes
Number of Adopted
Villages
West Bengal 92 483
Gujarat 80 408
Bihar 24 125
</pre>
State-wise details regarding participating institutes and adopted villages is available in the
website of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan https://unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in/participating_institutes.
e) 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. Currently under the scheme UBA, 13072 villages have been adopted by
2474 Institutes. The technology interventions under the scheme Unnat Bharat Abhiyan has
been able to transform the living conditions in villages. The technological interventions
under the UBA cover different subjects broadly categorized like in the area of sustainable
agriculture; water resource management; artisans, industries and livelihood; basic amenities
(infrastructure & services) and rural energy system. With the interventions in the
abovementioned areas, various new and old technologies has been developed which have
transformed the living conditions in villages and has been beneficial for rural India.
Some technological interventions done under scheme UBA are; i) Mushroom Cultivation
done in Gendikata cluster by IIT Delhi; ii) Environment Controlled Automated Green House
For High Valued Agro Produce by HVPM College of Engineering and Technology
(Amravati); iii) Safe Drinking Water by NIT Manipur and IIT Jodhpur; iv) Paper bag
making by BITS Mesra; v) Pattal crockery making by NIT Hamirpur; vi) Cloth Bag making
by Fatima College, Madurai; vii) Revamping of Govt. schools in Vrindavan Cluster by IIT
Delhi; viii) Improved Pottery Kiln in farrukhnagar cluster by IIT Delhi; ix) Thread winding
machine for weavers by Dr.B.R.Ambedkar University, Etcherla; x) Agriculture drone
system by Santhiram Engineering College, Nandyal (A.P) etc?
The detailed interventions done under the scheme Unnat Bharat Abhiyan for betterment of
rural community can be accessed at https://unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in/new-uba/ubasanctioned-
projects.
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