Unnat Bharat Abhiyan completes 4 years.

Why in news?

• UBA 2.0 has completed four years.
• UBA is a flagship programme of Ministry of Education which aims to involve Higher Education Institutions (HEI) of the country in indigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters.
• Major areas of intervention are Human development and Material (economic) development.
• UBA 1.0 was the Invitation Mode in which Participating Institutions were invited to be a part of UBA. Whereas UBA 2.0 is the Challenge Mode where all HEI are required to willingly adopt at least 5 villages.
• IIT Delhi is the National Coordinating Institute for UBA.