Unnat Bharat Abhiyan program objectives

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Better India Initiative), launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the Ministry of Rural Development, aims to connect institutions of higher learning with rural communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies. The program encourages IITs, NITs, and other higher educational institutions to work on rural development projects and technology implementation in villages. Option (a) focuses on literacy targets, which is not the primary focus of UBA. Option (c) is about scientific research strengthening in general, not about community engagement. Option (d) relates to human capital development but lacks the specific focus on higher education institutions collaborating with communities that defines UBA. The distinctive feature of UBA is the direct linkage between higher educational institutions and local communities for development through appropriate technology application. > Unnat Bharat: Higher education institutions → rural communities → development through appropriate tech. Answer: (b).