Outreach Activities

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India, with the intention to enrich Rural India. The knowledge base and resources of the Premier Institutions of the country are to be leveraged to bring in transformational change in the rural development process. It also aims to create a vibrant relationship between the society and the higher educational institutes, with the latter providing the knowledge and technology support to improve the livelihoods in the rural areas and to upgrade the capabilities of both the public and private organizations in the society.

Dr.Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology (MCET) is one among the 750 reputed Higher Educational Institutes selected by the MHRD, Govt. of India to carry out the UBA activities in Pollachi region. We have selected the following five cluster of villages under UBA scheme to carry out the rural development activities.
1. Kanjampatti
2. ThenChittur
3. Chinnampalayam
4. Unjavelampatti
5. Makkinaickenpatti

Dr.S.Ayyappan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering is the Coordinator for UBA activities in MCET.

   Activities Carried out in 2022-23

   Activities Carried out in 2021-22

   Activities Carried out in 2019-20

   Activities Carried out in 2018-19

Name of the Scheme: Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)

Sponsoring Agency: Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt.of India,New Delhi.

Adopted Villages: Kanjampatti, Makkinaickenpatti, Unjavelampatti, Thenchittur,
Chinnampalayam

Jal Sakthi Abhiyan Awareness Workshop for Farmers and Students

Rainwater Harvesting – Awareness Workshop for Faculty and Students

Household survey at Thenchittur

Household survey at Kanjampatti

Tree Plantation Activities in MCET Campus

Virgin Coconut Oil preparation Training to Women SHG

Medical Camp at Makkinaickenpatti

Blood Donation Camp in MCET Campus

Title: Improved Coconut Postharvest Technologies for empowering the women of Pollachi region.

Sanction order No.: SSD/WS/056/2005

Funding Agency: Science and Society Division, Department of Science and Technology,  Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Amount: Rs.10.00 lakhs

Title: Popularization of Solar Tunnel Dryers for Copra Production in Pollachi Region

 Sanction order No: SSD/WS/058/2012

 Funding Agency: Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development Division (SEED),  Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

 Amount: Rs.36.19 lakhs

 No. of People Trained: 1200

Title: Rural Women Technology Park, Pollachi, Coimbatore

Sanction order No : SSD/WS/058/2012

Funding Agency: Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development Division (SEED), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

Amount: Rs.38.42 lakhs

 No. of People Trained: 920