A. Participating Institution:

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur started the journey as RCI, March 2019 with a Participating Institute under its aegis. The Count of PIs has reached 55 in 2021. 6-10 PIs are undergoing the registration process, and are soon going to join RCI MNIT J as PI.

B. Adopted villages:

With the collaborative efforts of our PIs, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur has adopted 280+ villages in the last five years. RCI MNIT J has adopted these villages from 11 districts of central Rajasthan. These Districts constitute the allocated area of RCI MNIT Jaipur.

Role of RCI:

Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur as Regional Coordinating Institute will seek -

1. To envision and comprehend the needs of PIs and the villages adopted by them so as to facilitate their working and coordination.
2. To organize the activities for customizing the existing technologies, development, and adaptations of new technologies, improvising the implementation mechanism of existing government schemes and interventions based on the local needs of the PIs and their adopted villages.
3. To procure financial support from the National coordinating institute, district administration, panchayat raj institutions, and other sources for PI activity.
4. To design an action plan in coordination with PIs aiming at raising the standard of living in the adopted villages.
5. To implement the action plans in coordination with local administration and other stakeholders.
6. To act as a nodal center for promoting and facilitating the UBA network in the designated region.
7. To organize the training and workshops aiming at imparting knowledge about the designing and implementation of innovative solutions for the identified challenges.
8. To facilitate, supervise and monitor the activities of PIs in the designated region.
9. To coordinate with regional authorities for the identification of the sectoral challenges in the region.
10. To evaluate the workings of the PIs based on the implementation and diffusion of the solutions to the sectoral challenges prevalent in the region.
11. To work in accordance with the plan approved by the National Steering Committee, UBA formed by the Ministry of human resource development, Government of India.
12. To facilitate regular interaction with MHRD, National Coordinating Agency (IIT Delhi) & RCIs.
13. To disseminate progress reports and performance concerns with the authorities.
14. To award credit benefits to UBA participants involving faculty members and students of the PIs for community engagement.