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Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA-0383)

About Us

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture 15 of an Inclusive India. Its idea is to involve the higher educational institutions (technical/non-technical/public/private) of the country in the process of indigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters. The whole idea of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is that

  • The educational institutions in the country help in overall nation development by adopting villages.
  • The educational institutions understand and participate in the development process by employing technologies in the rural areas and in turn students of the academic institutions and faculty members will enrich themselves. The concept is to enrich the academic and research program for the country. All-inall, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan aims to create a vibrant relationship between the society and the higher educational institutions, with the latter providing the knowledge and technology support to improve livelihoods in rural areas and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private organizations in the society.

Vision:

To involve professional and other higher educational institutions of the country in the process of indigenous development of self-sufficient and sustainable village clusters in tune with the notion of GramSwaraj propounded by Mahatma Gandhi

Mission:

In accordance with the above mentioned vision, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan will strive to pursue the following:

  • Develop the necessary mechanism and proper networking among educational? institutions, implementation agencies (Panchayati Raj Institutions) and the grass root voluntary organizations to enable effective intervention at the field level.
  • Select suitable rural clusters and effectively participate in the holistic development of these clusters using eco-friendly sustainable technologies and local resources creating sufficient employment opportunities in the process, harnessing multifarious Govt. schemes as well as the efforts of voluntary organizations.
  • Simultaneously, reorient the ethos, the academic curricula and research programs in? professional institutions to make these more compatible with the national needs including those of rural areas, thus contributing to capacity building towards indigenous development.

Nodal Officers

Nodal Officer (2018-2020) Dr Ritu Lehal, Professor & Director Women's Study Centre.

Supporting Officer: Dr Sukhwinder Singh Assistant Professor Womens Study Centre.

Nodal Officer (2020-till date) Dr Hardeep Kaur, Professor & Head Department of Social Work.

Supporting Officer: Dr Jagmohan Singh, Field Organizer, Department of Social Work.

Villages Adopted under UBA

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is the Flagship program of MHRD. It Links Higher Education Institutions with a set of at least 5 villages. These institutions can contribute to the economic and social betterment of the villages adopted by them. To bring transformation in rural development processes by leveraging educational institutions to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India. The Punjabi University, Patiala has adopted following five villages in the vicinity of its permanent campus:

  1. Jalalpur
  2. Bahadurgarh (Rurki Kasba)
  3. Mehmedpur Jattan
  4. Shamspur
  5. Raipur

Activates Undertaken

Base line Survey of Five Adopted Villages.

Meeting with Gram panchayat sarpanch and Village panchiyat is conducted by UBA team in villages and completed following survey

  • Different schemes of government adopted by village people.
  • Education and Literacy rate and basic amenities available in the villages.
  • Number of male and female individuals across different education levels.
  • School Going Children and adult literacy across caste groups.
  • Village infrastructure and services.
  • Source of Energy and Power.

Online Activities

Theme: Extension lecture on New Education Policy 2020

Resource Person: Professor D. P. Singh, Department of Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala Date of Lecture: 21, September.2021

Number of Participants: 60 (Including adopted villages Panchiyat Members and School Heads)

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Theme: Extension lecture on Suicide: Role of Social Work in Prevention.

Resource Person: Amandeep Singh, Project Technical Officer cum Psychologist at Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab.

Date of Lecture: July 19, 2021

Number of Participants: 30

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Theme: Extension lecture on Stress Management

Resource Person: Professor Dr Ushvinder kaur Popli, Director and former head, Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia

Date of Lecture: 22 July, 2021.

Number of Participants: 40.

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Theme: Extension lecture on "Plant trees for Climate Solution: Exploring the Role of Citizens".

Extension lecture on "Plant trees for Climate Solution: Exploring the Role of Citizens"

Resource Person: Dr Rajneesh Kumar, Project Head Punjab, NGO called Round Glass

Foundation; he was also state awardee 2016 by the Government of Punjab.

Date of Lecture: July 28, 2021.

Number of Participants: 34

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Theme: Extension Lecture on "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Phase -2"

Resource Person: Resource Person was Manish Mittal IEC Expert SBM (G) from the department of Water Supply and Sanitation Punjab.

Date of Lecture: July 31, 2021.

Number of Participants: 42

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Theme: Extension Lecture on "Social Welfare Programmes".

Resource Person: Sukh Sagar Singh, District Welfare Officer Patiala from Department of Social Justice Empowerment and Minorities Punjab.

Date of Lecture: September 24, 2021.

Number of Participants: 38

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Extension Lecture on "Role of Social Workers for Care and Protection of Aged"

Resource Person: Lakhwinder Sareen, Programme Officer Help AgeIndia, Rongla Patiala.

Date of Lecture: September 24, 2021.

Number of Participants: 35

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Welfare Activities by the Department of Social Work.

Fund Raising Campaign for Deaf and Blind Children: Candle and other handicraft Sale

Candles and other hand crafted items made by the students of Patiala School for Deaf and Patiala School for Blind, Saifdipur. The open exhibition for the purpose of fund raising on various places in Punjabi University campus was organized between the dated October 25 to October 29.2021.

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Fund Raising Campaign for Deaf and Blind Children (II). Mehndi Application.

Candles and other hand crafted items made by the students of Patiala School for Deaf and Patiala School for Blind, Saifdipur. The open exhibition for the purpose of fund raising on various places in Punjabi University campus was organized between the dated October 25 to October 29.2021.

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World Legal Day

World Legal Day was observed on dated November 26, 2021. The venue was adopted village Government high School Raipur Mandlan. The staff, students and people were sensitizing about the importance and procedures of legal Aid. The collaborative agency was District Legal Service Authority Patiala.

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Awareness camp on significance of Waste Management in Rural Areas

The Department Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala organized awareness lecture on significance of Waste Management in Rural Areas at adopted village Bahadurgarh on dated November 25, 2021. The theme of the program was "Importance of Waste Management in Rural Areas" The Collaboration agency was Round Glass Foundation Patiala and Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Department Patiala.

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Distribution of Free Dustbins under UBA Project

The Department Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala organized program at adopted village Raipur Mandlan, Mehmedpur Jattan on dated June 11, 2022. The theme of the program was "Distribution of Free Dustbins under UBA Project".

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World Environment Day 2022

The Department Social Work, Punjabi University, Patiala organized Tree Plantation Drive with collaboration with Round Glass Foundation at adopted village Raipur Mandlan, Mehmedpur Jattan on dated June 05, 2022.

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Skill Lab on "Field Work Skills"

Department of Social Work organized one day skill lab on dated 27.02.2023 in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development Hyderabad Telangana.

Resource Person: Dr Poonam Gulalia Consultant Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development Hyderabad Telangana.

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Physiotherapy Awareness and Check -Up Camp (Samaspura)

Department of Social Work and Women's' Studies Centre collaboration with department of Physiotherapy organized Physiotherapy Awareness and Check -Up Camp on day of International Women Day.

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Free physiotherapy checkup and awareness camp (Raipur Mandlan)

Department of Social Work and Women's' Studies Centre collaboration with Department of Physiotherapy organized Physiotherapy Awareness and Check -Up Camp on day of International Women Day.

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Seven Days Training for Women Empowerment under Skill Development Project

Seven Days Training for Women Empowerment under Skill Development Project. "Traditional Hand Embroidery of Punjab Phulkari Training Centre" on dated 04.04.2023 at Village Samaspura, District Patiala in collaboration with The Patiala Handicraft Workshop Cooperative Industrial Society Ltd (Society for rural women empowerment).

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International year of Millets" on dated 08.05.2023

Department of Social Work and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in the Collaboration with Women's Studies Centre, Punjabi University Patiala, and Organized Power Point Presentation Competition on "International year of Millets" on dated 08.05.2023. The purpose of the competition was to create domestic and global demand and to provide nutritional food to the people.

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One day Interactive Session on Reproductive Health on dated 08.05.2023

Department of Social Work and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan in the Collaboration with Women's Studies Centre, Punjabi University Patiala, Organized one day Interactive Session on Reproductive Health on dated 08.05.2023. The resource person was Dr Manpreet Kaur Retd. Associate Professor Department of OBG, Government Medical College, Patiala.

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