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UBA Cell (Community Outreach)

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)

The Ministry of Homan Resource development (MHRD), Government of India had launched the national programme called Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), with the vision to involve professional and higher education institutions in the development process of rural areas in the country to achieve sustainable development and better quality of life. Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, has been designated to be the National Coordinating Institute by the Ministry.

St. Bede’s College, had registered itself as a UBA member and was selected as a Participating Institute in UBA programme. Under UBA programme every Participating Institution had to adopt a cluster of five villages to accomplish the prescribed activities. St. Bede’s College had selected five surrounding villages in Dhalli Gram Panchayat, Shimla.

S.NoName of Villages
1Kuftu 338
2Badfar 339
3Banreru 335
4Chaiwan 313
5Saruila-Baruila 341

Vision

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes by leveraging knowledge institutions to help build the architecture of an Inclusive India.

Mission

The Mission of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is to enable higher educational institutions to work with the people of rural India in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth. It also aims to create a virtuous cycle between society and an inclusive academic system by providing knowledge and practices for emerging professions and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and the private sectors in responding to the development needs of rural India.

ST. BEDE’S WORKED ON

  • Developing a rain water harvesting tank.
  • Helped make kutcha stone steps leading up to the school.
  • Two toilets were also built as there was no toilet facility either for the staff or the students.
  • A number of durries, chairs and  sports equipment were given by the college for the school children.
  • A small play area with a swing, slide and a see-saw was also made for the primary  school children.
  • The college students regularly interact with the school children. Our girls prepare skits on hygiene, drugs, plastic and its harm and importance of the girl child, and perform at the village school.
  • Story telling sessions with different sections are conducted and a sports day too is celebrated with them. Occasionally a tie-up with WWF is made and environment awareness films are shown to the children along with short documentaries about wild life.
  • The college students visit another Government Primary School close to the college and organize and conduct interactive sessions there too.
  • In 2018, three teachers took up teaching assignments at Munseling School at Kaza, Spiti.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING

ACTIVITIES

MEMBERS

UBA committee members.

Head of the Institution: Prof. (Sr.) Molly Abraham
UBA, (PI) Coordinator: Dr. Ashwani Kumar (9569090566)
UBA, (PI) Co-Coordinator: Dr. Kusum (9418821305)

COMMUNITY OUTREACH – St Bede's College Shimla

Faculty Members:

  1. Dr. Devina Auchoybour(8160116822) 
  2. Dr. Sushil Gupta(9418490749)

Students Representative (2024-2025):

Miss Sanyogita Chauhan, (President: UBA & Community Outreach)
Miss Deeya Bali, BSc II, (Secretory: UBA & Community Outreach)

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COLLABORATIONS/MOU