Role Of Various Higher Education Discipline Students In Indian Rural Development Through Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Mission – Theoretical Interdisciplinary Approach

Abstract

The UBA of the Indian government is a flagship programme that links universities with rural centre to enhance development therein. The program actively recruits students as program volunteers to join the effort to address the challenges of rural communities in areas of engineering, medicine, social sciences, agriculture and management. At UBA students use academic knowledge to address various problems in rural context including water, energy, agriculture, education and health. For purposes of sustainable development, the initiative fosters inter professional coordination and aims at creating a mutually beneficial relationship between the universities and the rural populac.