Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-18
Subject: Status of EMRS
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, Behanan Benny, Chinta Anuradha, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 38

ANSWERED ON- 18/07/2022

## STATUS OF EMRS

## 38. DR. A. CHEL L A K UMAR:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of TRIB A L AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has built 462 Eklavya Model Residential Schools as per the Ministry's objective;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  number  of schools completed  and open for students,  the  number of schools  under  construction,  the  number  of  schools  yet  to  be  built,  and  the number of students attending these schools;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to reassess the number of schools  required given  that  the  estimate  of  462  schools is based  on Census 2011 data;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government will allow setting up of more than one EMRS in districts having majority ST population; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBA L AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a)  and  (b): Ministry  has  set  the  target  of  establishment  of  452  number  of Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs) across the country under revamped scheme as per the population criteria approved for this purpose. Out of 452 EMRSs, construction has commenced at 180 locations and 173 EMRSs are at pre-construction stages and suitable land for 99 EMRSs are being finalized by respective State/UT Governments. The construction work could not be started at these 99  locations  due to delay in finalization of suitable land for establishment of EMRS as per schematic norms.

(c): This Ministry has set the target of establishment of 740 EMRSs across the country, out of which 452 are under the revamped scheme and remaining 288 is under the old scheme of Article 275 (1). Out of these 740, construction of 214  EMRSs  have  been  completed;  236  EMRSs  are  under  various  stages  of construction;  and  remaining  290  are  yet  to  be  built.   As  on  date,  a  total number  of  378 EMRSs  are  functional including  those  being  run  in  alternate buildings with 105463 students enrolled during Academic Year 2021-22.

(d)  and  (e): At  present,  this  Ministry  is  focusing  to  establish  740  targeted number of schools and making them functional at the earliest, therefore, such reassessment has not so far been done.

(f)  and  (g): As  per  the  EMRS  guidelines,  every  block  with  at  least  50% ST population  and  20,000  or  more  tribal  persons  (as  per  Census  2011)  is scheduled to have an EMRS. Accordingly, Ministry has identified such blocks fulfilling  the  above  criteria  for  establishment  of EMRSs  across  the  country. Since many of these identified blocks are situated in same district of a State, therefore, this Ministry has approved establishment of more than one EMRSs in  such  districts.   Till  date,  EMRSs  have  been  sanctioned  for  684  locations falling  in  263  districts  of  the  country, out  of  which  135  districts  are  having more than one EMRSs spread over 21 states.

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