UP Governor Advocates University Engagement with Villages for Social Development

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel urged universities to actively engage with rural communities by adopting villages and implementing initiatives like cleanliness drives, plantation campaigns, and public awareness programs. She emphasized collective responsibility among university staff for development and highlighted efforts to improve higher education quality through programs such as 'NAAC Manthan' and 'Shiksha Manthan'. Patel also stressed strengthening anganwadi centers and increasing enrolment in early education, sharing successful strategies from Gujarat to boost literacy and education access.