On Thursday, the HRD ministry launched the second edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. Under ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ students from 750 higher educational institutes will adopt villages and visit them. This will help the students in getting familiarize with the lifestyle and problems faced the people of the villages.
HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar also suggested the students to involve local people at every level of problem identification which help the students in solving the issues. Areas such as health, cleanliness, waste management, plantation, financial inclusion, women and child development will be given special attention.
“The mission involves students from colleges and universities will go to nearby villages to get acquainted with the life of village people and the problems faced by them in day-to-day life. Students are the real agents of change who can develop, empower and brighten the future of the country,” Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said.
“India had witnessed the migration of rural population in the past, but now the process of sustainable development through the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 will help to reverse this migration,” Minister of State for HRDSatya Pal Singh said.
Secretary (Higher Education), HRD ministry, RSubrahmanyam appealed the students to take the lead and turn this program into a national movement.
“750 institutions chosen in the first lot have participated in today’s seminar; however, thousands of institutions have offered their willingnessto joint this movement. To cover the 45,000 villages of the country underthis movement, we need the participation of 8,252 higher educationinstitutions,” he said.
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