What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ ?
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Answer: B. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2014, links higher education institutions like IITs and NITs with nearby villages. Students and faculty work with rural communities to solve local development problems using suitable technologies. So its aim is connecting higher education with local communities.
Watch for: Watch for options that sound like generic welfare goals; the key idea is higher education institutions adopting villages.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because it is not a literacy programme.
- C. Wrong because it is about rural development, not strengthening research institutions.
- D. Wrong because it does not allocate special funds for health care and education of the poor.
Source to check: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan official website (unnatbharatabhiyan.gov.in); Ministry of Education press releases on PIB
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