Lok Sabha Question No. 3075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Modern Schools in Tribal Areas
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANBUMANI RAMADOSS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3075 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## MODERN SCHOOLS IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 3075. DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any special Plan to construct modern school in constituency of Sitheri village of the tribal area; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has no special plan to construct modern school in Sitheri village. However, the approach of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) has been adopted by the MoTA for imparting quality education exclusively for ST children. An EMRS has the capacity of accommodating 480 students and is set up under 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution of India'.  MOTA  is  funding  both  Recurring  and  Non-recurring  cost  for  establishing  and  running  the EMRSs. The Ministry's support to the States / UTs for the EMRSs programme and its expansion is subject to the States / UTs ensuring high quality of management and running of the schools. Quality management indicates timely and smooth transition of funds allocated from the State Government / UT Administration to the management societies/schools; ensuring the recruitment of the desired number of teachers;  ensuring  the  provisions  of  medical  facilities  to  staff  and  students;  clean  and  hygienic surroundings and food for the children and providing a healthy, enabling environment for the academic and  overall  development  of  the  children.  The  State-wise  EMRSs  sanctioned  by  Ministry  of  Tribal Affairs is at Annexure I.

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## Annexure I

## Annexure I referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question

## No.3075 to be answered on 06.08.2018

| S No.   | State             |   No. of EMRSs sanctioned |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh    |                        14 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh |                        07 |
| 3.      | Assam             |                        04 |
| 4.      | Bihar             |                        02 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh      |                        25 |
| 6.      | Gujarat           |                        27 |
| 7.      | Himachal Pradesh  |                        01 |
| 8.      | Jammu &Kashmir    |                        08 |
| 9.      | Jharkhand         |                        23 |
| 10.     | Karnataka         |                        12 |
| 11.     | Kerala            |                        04 |
| 12.     | Madhya Pradesh    |                        32 |
| 13.     | Maharashtra       |                        18 |
| 14.     | Manipur           |                        06 |
| 15.     | Meghalaya         |                        02 |
| 16.     | Mizoram           |                        06 |
| 17.     | Nagaland          |                        05 |
| 18.     | Odisha            |                        27 |
| 19.     | Rajasthan         |                        18 |
| 20.     | Sikkim            |                        04 |
| 21.     | Tamil Nadu        |                        07 |
| 22.     | Telangana         |                        11 |
| 23.     | Tripura           |                        07 |
| 24.     | Uttar Pradesh     |                        04 |
| 25.     | Uttarakhand       |                        02 |
| 26.     | West Bengal       |                        08 |
| Total   | Total             |                       284 |