On 24th March 2019, students from Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science volunteered the household survey. It was conducted in the villages of Maharashtra on behalf of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
The mission of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is to enable participating higher educational institutions to work with the people of rural India in identifying development challenges and evolving appropriate solutions for accelerating sustainable growth.
Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, a flagship program of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Government of India, UGC has selected our institution to fulfill the objectives. As per the guidelines the NSS unit of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce & Science has adopted five villages namely Nevali, Pale Bk, Valap, Nitalas and Vavanje under this program for Baseline Household survey as well as village survey. 30 student volunteers headed by a Professor have completed the survey as per the prescribed format given by the Government. In total 163 student volunteers collected data from these villages with the help of Gram Panchayat and the data has been uploaded online on the reporting portal of UBA website. Currently the unit is waiting for the government funds to execute the plans and to meet the requirements of the villages