What is the aim of the programme ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

1. A. Achieving 100% literacy by promoting collaboration between voluntary organizations and government’s education system and local communities.
2. B. Connecting institutions of higher education with local communities to address development challenges through appropriate technologies
3. C. Strengthening India’s scientific research institutions in order to make India a scientific and technological power.
4. D. Developing human capital by allocating special funds for health care and education of rural and urban poor, and organizing skill development programmes and vocational training for them.

Answer: B

Explanation

With a view to uplift rural India, the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan programme is launched in collaboration with the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country. The programme aims to connect institutions of higher education, including Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) etc. with local communities to address the development challenges through appropriate technologies.