UNION GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH 440 EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS), ONE EMRS IN EVERY BLOCK HAVING MORE THAN 50% ST POPULATION AND AT LEAST 20,000 TRIBAL PERSONS (AS PER CENSUS 2011)

Posted On: 2025-04-02

India, April 2 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Shri Durga Das Uikey informed in Rajya Sabha today that the Central Sector Scheme of Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) was started in the year 2018-19 to provide quality education at par with Navodaya Vidyalaya to the tribal children in their own environment.

Under the new scheme, Government decided to establish 440 EMRSs, one EMRS in every block having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons (as per census 2011). 288 EMRS schools were initially funded under Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution, which are being upgraded as per the new model.

Accordingly, Ministry has set the t...

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UNION GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH 440 EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL (EMRS), ONE EMRS IN EVERY BLOCK HAVING MORE THAN 50% ST POPULATION AND AT LEAST 20,000 TRIBAL PERSONS (AS PER CENSUS 2011)