Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, OM PRAKASH YADAV, OM BIRLA, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## Higher Educational Institutions

1273.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV SHRI OM BIRLA SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has issued directions to all higher educational institutions to adopt backward  villages  in  their  vicinity  and  apply  their  knowledge  and  expertise  to  improve  the infrastructure  in  Gram  Panchayats  under  their  watch  under  Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan  if  so,  the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has entrusted some tasks under the Abhiyan to higher educational institutions if so, the details thereof; and

(e)  whether  the  higher  educational  institutions  have  identified  villages  in  their  vicinity  for intervention if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to  (c)  :  Yes  Sir.  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  (MHRD)  has  launched Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) on 11 th November, 2014 to enable higher educational institutions to  work  with  the  people  of  rural  India  in  identifying  development  challenges  and  evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth. The MHRD has advised all the higher educational institutions which are funded by the Central /State Government and all institutions which  are  under  approval  by  the  regulatory  bodies  to  adopt  clusters  of  backward  Gram Panchayats / villages in their vicinity and apply their knowledge and expertise to improve the infrastructure in the Gram Panchayats (GPs). The details regarding the UBA can be accessed at http://unnat.iitd.ac.in.The State-wise details are provided in Annexure .

(d):  Higher  educational  institutions  have  been  advised  to  give  special  emphasis  on  issues pertaining  to  sanitation,  drinking  water  supply,  energy,  agriculture  and  allied  activities, irrigation,  education,  health,  etc.  and  to  provide  innovative  solution  in  consultation  with Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs).

(e): Two Hundred and One (201)villages have been identified for intervention by institutions of higher education. The institute wise number of villages identified is given in Annexure .

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## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  part  (a)  to  (c)  and  part  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1273 for 02.05.2016 regarding Higher Educational Institutions.

## State-wise and institution-wise villages identified and adopted under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

| Sl. No.   | State             | Institution                                                            |   No. of Villages identified |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Arunachal Pradesh | National Institute of Technology, Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh        |                            5 |
| 2.        | Assam             | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati                               |                           10 |
|           | Assam             | National Institute of Technology, Silchar                              |                            3 |
| 3.        | Bihar             | Indian Institute of Technology, Patna                                  |                            2 |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh      | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                  |                            5 |
| 5.        | Goa               | National Institute of Technology, Goa                                  |                            3 |
| 6.        | Gujarat           | Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar                            |                            2 |
| 7.        | Haryana           | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                  |                            1 |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh  | National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur                             |                            6 |
|           | Himachal Pradesh  | Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Kangra                         |                            7 |
|           | Himachal Pradesh  | Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi                                  |                            1 |
| 9.        | Jammu &Kashmir    | National Institute of Technology, Srinagar                             |                            5 |
| 10.       | Jharkhand         | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                  |                            5 |
| 11.       | Karnataka         | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore                              |                           14 |
| 12.       | Kerala            | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram |                            1 |
| 13.       | Madhya Pradesh    | Indian Institute of Technology, Bhopal                                 |                            1 |
| 14.       | Maharashtra       | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                  |                            4 |
| 15.       | Manipur           | National Institute of Technology, Imphal                               |                            5 |
| 16.       | Meghalaya         | National Institute of Technology, Shillong                             |                            5 |
| 17.       | Mizoram           | National Institute of Technology, Aizawl                               |                            1 |
| 18.       | Odisha            | Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar                            |                            1 |
| 19.       | Punjab            | Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar                                  |                            1 |
| 20.       | Rajasthan         | Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur                                |                            2 |
|           | Rajasthan         | Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur                       |                            5 |
|           | Rajasthan         | Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer                                 |                            9 |
| 21.       | Tamil Nadu        | Indian Institute of Technology Madras, chennai                         |                            2 |
| 22.       | Telangana         | Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad                              |                            4 |
|           | Telangana         | National Institute of Technology, Warangal                             |                           18 |
| 23.       | Uttar Pradesh     | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi                                  |                           16 |
|           | Uttar Pradesh     | Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi                         |                            9 |
|           | Uttar Pradesh     | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur                                 |                           11 |
|           | Uttar Pradesh     | Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad              |                            3 |
|           | Uttar Pradesh     | Feroze Gandhi Institute of Engineering &Technology, Raibareli          |                            6 |
| 24.       | Uttarakhand       | Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee                                |                            5 |
| 25.       | West Bengal       | Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur                              |                           13 |
|           | West Bengal       | National Institute of Technology, Durgapur                             |                           10 |
|           | Total             |                                                                        |                          201 |