Common Service Centre’s (CSC) e-Governance Services India Limited, a special purpose vehicle under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, on Friday said it has tied up with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’.

‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’ is an initiative of the Ministry of HRD. It aims to find solutions to accelerate sustainable growth in rural India.

Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 leading higher education institutions from Uttar Pradesh.

These institutions have agreed to work with CSC for the development of villages under the scheme.

IIT Kanpur has adopted five villages -- Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva -- situated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its overall development.

“All the participating institutions have been informed about various services being delivered through CSC to citizens and further potential which CSCs offer in empowering communities and overall village development. We hope that this relationship of IIT-Kanpur and other leading institutions with CSCs will further strengthen the government’s vision of Digital India.,” Dinesh Tyagi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CSC, said.

As many as 15 affiliated educational institutions under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats and equip them with all citizen centric services through CSCs.

“These institutions will train village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of the village development plan. The VLEs will also be skilled about the use of solar energy, cleanliness and use of modern technologies through interventions of IIT-Kanpur,” Reeta Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project, said.

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