840 instutions selected under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

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New Delhi : Under “Unnat Bharat Abhiyan” (UBA) scheme, 688 institutes selected in the phase-1 are involved in various activities aimed to enrich rural India. This includes field visits, house to house survey, identifying the felt needs of the rural masses, developing technology or process to improve their lives.

Now, in the next phase, on a challenge mode, 840 institutions have been selected and will be part of UBA 2.0. Out of these 840 institutes, 521 are technical institutions and 319 are non-technical institutions, according to a PIB release. These 840 institutions have been selected as a part of celebrations to mark 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.