What is the aim of the programme `Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

1. Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and the government’s education system and local communities.
2. Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies.
3. Strengthening India’s scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power.
4. Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

• Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (launched in 2014) is a flagship program of the Ministry of Education.
• Objectives:
  • It aims to link the Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 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
  • To engage the faculty and students of Higher Educational Institution in understanding rural realities.
  • To identify & select existing innovative technologies, enable customization of technologies, or devise implementation method for innovative solutions, as per the local needs.
  • To leverage the knowledge base of the institutions to devise processes for effective implementation of various government programmes.

Answer: (b) Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies; Difficulty Level: Medium