Lok Sabha Question No. 976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †976

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2018

## EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS

## † 976. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Shortage of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Assam where there are many tribal areas and the names of Districts of the State where EMRSs exist;
- (b) whether there are proposals for setting up of EMRS in the State and if so, the details of the districts where there schools are proposed to be set up and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  names  of  the  UT/States  in  the  country  where  EMRS  have  been  set  up  and  the  details  of  the expenditure in setting up and running these schools?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)  In  the  context  of  establishing  quality  residential  schools  for  the  promotion  of  education, Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) for ST students are set up in States / UTs with provisioning of funds through 'Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution'.  The establishing of EMRSs are based on demand of the concerned States/UTs with availability of land as an essential attribute.  As per the budget 2018-19, every block with more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons, will have an Eklavya Model Residential School by the year 2022.  Across the country, as per census 2011 figures, there are 564 sub-districts, i.e. blocks/taluka/tehsils, having more than 50% ST population and at least 20,000 tribal persons. Out of these sub-districts, at present 102 sub-districts have EMRSs and the rest 462 subdistricts do not have an EMRS. Out of this, there are 13 sub-districts in Assam without an EMRS and these are listed below:-

|   Sl. No. | District           | Sub-district/ Block   |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | Baksa              | Sarupeta (Pt)         |
|         2 | Baksa              | Jalah (Pt)            |
|         3 | Dhemaji            | Jonai                 |
|         4 | Dima Hasao         | Umrangso              |
|         5 | Dima Hasao         | Haflong               |
|         6 | Dima Hasao         | Mahur                 |
|         7 | Dima Hasao         | Maibong               |
|         8 | Goalpara           | Dudhnai               |
|         9 | Kamrup             | Boko                  |
|        10 | Karbi Anglong      | Phuloni               |
|        11 | Karbi Anglong      | Silonijan             |
|        12 | Udalguri           | Khoirabari (Pt)       |
|        13 | West Karbi Anglong | Donka                 |

Four (04) EMRSs sanctioned to the State of Assam till date are as under:

| Year of sanction   | District     | Block/ Taluka   |
|--------------------|--------------|-----------------|
| 2010-11            | Baksa        | Barama          |
| 2015-16            | Barpeta      | Bajali          |
| 2016-17            | Kokrajhar    | Chapar          |
| 2016-17            | KarbiAnalong | Diphu           |

## (c) A total of 284 EMRSs have been sanctioned till date. The State-wise details are as under:

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

As per extant guidelines, the capital cost for setting up the school complex, including hostels and staff quarters etc. has been earmarked as Rs. 12.00 Crore with a provision to go up to Rs.16.00 Crore in hill areas, deserts and islands. The Ministry also provides Rs. 61,500/- per student per year towards recurring cost for these EMRSs.

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