Unnat Bharat Abhiyan:
The Ministry of Education’s Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) completes a decade, redefining the role of higher education in rural development.UBA (2014) aims at bringing transformational change in rural India by leveraging the resources of higher educational institutions (HEIs) to solve local development challenges through sustainable and inclusive practices. UBA is crucial because 70% of India’s population lives in rural areas, and while 54-55% of the workforce is engaged in agriculture and allied sectors, they contribute only 15-18% to the national GDP, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive rural development. IIT Delhi is the National Coordinating Institute that oversees UBA, with 4,000+ institutions working with 19,000+ villages across 35 states and union territories.
