Introduction

The MHRD, GoI now MoE has launched a programme called Unnat Bharat Abhiyan with an aim to connect institute with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies. Further, AICTE Approval Process Handbook – 2022-23; APPENDIX-6: Norms for Essential and Desirable Requirements of the Technical Institutions; Clause: 6.2 Desirable Requirements of a Technical Institution; Point No. 19 Implementation of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan / Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY). The AICTE endeavours on supporting the institutions to get autonomy, accreditation ranking through Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and in reference to the Office Memorandum of UBA File No. 5-1/2016-UBA; MHRD; DHE; UBA Cell; Dt. 20.02.2018; Subject: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Programme of Government of India establish a UBA Cell which will be responsible for carrying out the activities of UBA in that institution with the objectives of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

Accordingly, Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies as a prospective Mentoring Institute had setup UBA Cell.

BACKGROUND AND NEED

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 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.

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 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.

Presently, 70% of the population in India lives in rural areas engaged in agrarian economy with agriculture and allied sector employing 51% of the total work-force but accounting for only 17% of the country’s GDP. There are huge developmental disconnects between the rural and urban sectors such as inequity in health, education, incomes and basic amenities as well as employment opportunities – all causing great discontent and large-scale migration to urban areas. The imperatives of sustainable development which are being felt more and more acutely all over the world also demand eco-friendly development of the villages and creation of appropriate employment opportunities locally. Increasing urbanization is neither sustainable nor desirable

The conceptualization of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan started with the initiative of a group of dedicated faculty members of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi working for long in the area of rural development and appropriate technology. The concept was nurtured through wide consultation with the representatives of a number of technical institutions, Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) coordinators, voluntary organizations and government agencies, actively involved in rural development work, during a National workshop held at IIT Delhi in September, 2014. The workshop was sponsored by Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. The program was formally launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE) (formerly Ministry Human Resource Development (MHRD)) in presence of The President of India on 11th November, 2014.

IIT Delhi has been designated to act as the National Coordinating Institute for the UBA and several apex institutions (IITs, 11Sc, 11Ms, NITS, 111Ts, CUs) which already have adequate experience, know-how and infrastructural Set-up for rural development activities are being identified as regional coordinating institutions to nucleate the process and to take responsibility of nurturing and coordinating other institutions in their vicinity and thus act as nodal centres for the Abhiyan.

Our institute have largely been oriented to cater to the mainstream industrial sector and, barring a few exceptions, have now started contribute directly to the development of the rural sector. The students have the requisite knowledge and resources to help in transforming the lives of rural masses effectively. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) has been conceived and accepted to explore the potential of institute to enrich rural India.

MAJOR AREAS OF INTERVENTION

In order to move towards the holistic development of the villages, there are two major domains namely, human development and material (economic) development, which need to be developed in an integrated way. The major components of these two domains are given below and also illustrated in Figure 1

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

1. Health
2. Education and culture
3. Values
4. Ski and entrepreneurship

MATERIAL (ECONOMIC) DEVELOPMENT

1. Organic agriculture
2. Water management and conservation
3. Renewable energy sources
4. Artisans and rural industries
5. Development and harnessing of local natural resources
6. Basic amenities
7. E-support (IT – enabling)

MAJOR AREAS OF INTERVENTION

In order to implement such an ambitious programme nationwide, it is essential to set-up an adequate structural network with a large number of nodal institutions and a proper mechanism to plan, execute and monitor the activities regularly to be able to create a tangible positive impact. It is also very important to facilitate synergistic collaboration between the concerned ministries, district administration, local Panchayat Raj Institutes (PRIS), voluntary organizations, other stakeholders, and participating institutions in UBA. The (Figure 2) structure for this purpose has been visualized so far and is being created in a phase manner.

NODAL OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES

The UBA Cell will operate under the Nodal Officer at Institute level and is expected to be motivate the students for the cause of rural engagement, driven by the desire to effect solutions to rural needs, augment their course & research content into socially required channels and possess the aptitude to leverage the exposure being provided to rural processes for the benefit of their students & faculty.

In line with the above, would be expected to meet the cost of travel, stay at village other operational expenses on their own: award credits to the students involved in UBA; allow use of their labs for developing solutions; meet additional cost, if any, for selection of solutions: accept only the token financial contributions being made by UBA.

Institute as expected established a UBA cell which will be responsible for carrying out the activities of UBA in the institution. This will involve the development of an active working group consisting of motivated faculty members drawn from various departments and centers as well as a few student representatives. This may be called the core working group of UBA which will be primarily responsible for carrying out the activities pertaining to UBA within and outside the institute.

The main responsibility of UBA cell will be primarily to develop linkage with selective rural clusters, involve in the planning process as well as promote the requisite interventions to improvise and expedite the developmental efforts in those clusters. On the other hand, UBA cell will also be responsible for developing the competence of its working group by appropriate orientation, training and creation of an appropriate ethos within the institution towards indigenous and sustainable rural development; also initiating requisite curricular modifications and other facilitating measures.

UBA CELL EXPECTATIONS

1. Understand the needs of selected villages
2. Explore the possibilities of customizing existing technologies / need to develop a technology / improving the implementation mechanism of existing government schemes, as per the local needs
3. Explore the possibilities of getting find support from district administration / panchayat raj institutions / Other sources, apart from the internal resources Of the institute
4. Preparing an action plan accordingly, for the selected villages to enrich rural life, with close coordination with all stakeholders;
5. Implementation of the action plan in coordination with local administration and other stakeholders.

THE MANDATE

The students of the Institute are welcome to participate in the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in any of the following capacity as per their present status, competence and interest: Tecnia Institute of Advanced Studies (Mentoring Institution) as a Participating Mentoring Institute; Faculty as a Subject Expert; Tecnia Alumni as a Voluntary Organization; NSS as a Developmental Agency; Industries as a Philanthropist or a CSR Promoter; UBA Volunteers also as NSS Member; UBA as an Enthusiastic Volunteer

PROGRAMME OFFICER’S

No. Name Designation From To PDF Mr. Ashish   Assistant Professor 08-01-2024 – Dr. Rajnesh Kr. Pandey   Assistant Professor 27-06-2022 07/01/2024

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