Lok Sabha Question No. 3649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Implementation of UBA 2.0 in UP
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Rambhual Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3649

ANSWERED ON- 11/08/2025

## Implementation of UBA 2.0 in UP

†3649. Shri Rambhual Nishad:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of holistic implementation of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 in the context of the national average across Uttar Pradesh, especially in Sultanpur District;
- (b)  the  total  number  of  villages  adopted  by  the  Higher  Educational  Institutions  of Sultanpur and the number of students benefited under the said campaign;
- (c)  the  name  of  the  sectors  such  as  agriculture,  water,  energy  etc.  in  which  work  has been carried out effectively in the district under said campaign; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken to make this campaign more effective?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

(a)  to  (d):    Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan  (UBA)  is  a  flagship  scheme  of  the  Ministry  of  Education launched  in  September  2014.  It  connects  Higher  Education  Institutions  (HEIs)  in  the  country with the villages and local communities to identify  challenges faced by the rural communities and  to  provide  appropriate  solutions  to  them.  The  aim  of  the  UBA  was  to  associate  students closer to the village communities and with other government organizations with the ultimate goal of sensitizing students about the socio-economic conditions of villages.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is the National Coordinating Institute (NCI) of UBA to  ensure  ground  level  implementation  of  the  scheme  along  with  50  Regional  Coordinating

Institute (RCIs) which ensure the region-specific management of the HEIs. There are 4335 HEIs called  Participating  Institutions  (PIs)  covering  20534  village.  UBA  have  15  Subject  Expert Groups (SEGs) to provide subject specific technology-based solutions. As of now, 543 technical interventions/technology-based solutions have been implemented covering different subjects/areas/themes of sustainable agriculture, water resource management, artisans, industries and livelihood, basic amenities (infrastructure and services) and rural energy system. The UBA 2.0 is being holistically implemented across all over India including Uttar Pradesh. It covers 1,666 villages through 335 PIs in Uttar Pradesh. The details of HEIs and adopted villages may be accessed at: https://unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in/participating-institutes?state\_id=35 In Sultanpur District, UBA is working in 24 villages through 5 PIs. The students from PIs have actively  contributed  to  rural  engagement  activities  such  as  baseline  surveys,  awareness  drive pertaining to best practices in Sanitation, Water Management, Crop Improvement and implementation of sustainable solutions for the holistic development of the villages. The details may be accessed through link at: https://unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in/list-participating-institutes?csrf\_uba=e295dd19447e8b8af25

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To  make  this  campaign  more  effective,  this  Ministry  has  requested  all  the  Chief  Secretaries/ Administrators  of  all  the  States/Union  Territories  to  instruct  the  HEIs  in  their  State/UTs  to participate in this Initiatives and also to Instruct the District Administration to facilitate the HEIs in  implementation  of  the  scheme.  This  Ministry  has  also  separately  requested  all  the  District Magistrates/District Collectors to extend their full support to the HEIs in implementation of the scheme  in  their  District.  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC)  and  All  India  Council  of Technical Education (AICTE) are also contributing in effective implementation of the scheme. Furthermore,  the  NCI  of  UBA  addressed  sectoral  challenges  at  the  state  level,  and  ensured technical guidance through SEGs and RCIs.

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